Well, DUH. TANSAAFL. However, having decades of R&D to build on that do
work, building the actual rocket is cheap (note: the V-2 rocket from
WWII had a production cost of under $14,000 in current year dollars). If
your interest is merely in being an 'astronaut', building a replica V-2
seems the cheapest way to get to altitude. Imagine launching from a V-2,
jumping at altitude, then free falling to a parachute landing. Talk
about sky-diving.
What is your point, if you think you deserve to get into space for free?
John Marlow wrote:
>
> You are still, to my way of thinking, "buying a ticket"--i.e., paying
> your way.
>
> jm
>
> On 5 Feb 2001, at 12:15, Michael Lorrey wrote:
>
> > Unless you build your own rocket.
> >
> > John Marlow wrote:
> > >
> > > You wanna play in space, you gotta buy a ticket.
> > > You can't afford the ticket, you can't play.
> > >
> > > jm
> > >
> John Marlow
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