GBurch1@aol.com wrote:
>
> On the other hand, as I think about what kind of intermediate steps might
> make sense, I wonder whether they can represent meaningful economic way
> stations on the path to a truly revolutionary approach to the business of
> getting into space. The most obvious intermediate step seems to be
> propulsion which, as far as I can tell from what's publicly available from
> XCOR's web site, seems to be the approach it is taking. But aren't there
> already plenty of rocket engine manufacturers, especially with the Russians
> now in the global market? Unless you've developed some significant
> improvements in manufacturing and/or operating efficiencies, have you really
> gotten any closer to building a truly new avenue to orbit?
As it turns out, rocket engine applications are often _very_ specific,
and an off-the-shelf engine is not attractive for a given task. It's a
modest niche, but a very real and sparsely populated one. We've
demonstrated remarkable operability and our price and safety selling
points are quite good also. This is not the only revenue we're seeking,
but again I can't give details.
-- Doug Jones Rocket Plumber, XCOR Aerospace http://www.xcor-aerospace.com
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