Re: SPACE: Death of the "indie" bossters

From: Technotranscendence (neptune@mars.superlink.net)
Date: Sat Dec 30 2000 - 20:14:59 MST


On Saturday, December 30, 2000 12:08 PM Adrian Tymes wingcat@pacbell.net
wrote:
> (This is why, if I ever do a space
> company, I will try to have a home-built launcher that I've actually
> flown *before* going out for funding. A development process that
> requires $millions before doing the first non-simulated test is not as
> likely to produce results as one that does not.)

Sounds like a capitol idea to me. I don't see why these guys don't use
off-the-shelf boosters, engines, and such.

> > Go nanotech!
>
> Go buisness model! I honestly don't see where the material and
> manufacturing tech ever held these ventures up, so much as the fact
> that they never got around to *using* even the cheap stuff that's out
> there.

I agree. While I'm very enthusiast for nanotechnology, I don't make it into
my mantra for whenever I get into a bind. (The same applies to the
Singularity.)

Cheers!

Daniel Ust
http://uweb.superlink.net/neptune/



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