Technotranscendence wrote:
>
> 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.)
Uh huh. What country do you plan to fly this experimental launcher
from? I think a lot of the up-front money in the US gets spent in
getting the appropriate permissions and other waste paper to even fire
up the system in a ground test much less take off. I guess you could
try launching from international waters but then you would have several
countries after you AFAIK.
- samantha
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