Re: Bravo to the SpaceShipOne team!

From: Pat Ford (pat.ford_at_nrc.ca)
Date: 09/30/04 

Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2004 07:06:48 -0400

"Clarence" <no@No.com> wrote in message
news:9%O6d.21767$QJ3.11520@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com...
>
> "Jeroen Belleman" <nowhere@nospam.com> wrote in message
> news:cjgbt4$fmr$1@sunnews.cern.ch...
> > Rich Grise wrote:
> > > On Wednesday 29 September 2004 10:47 am, Rolavine did deign to grace
us
> with
> > > the following:
> > > [...] The feat was accomplished with a total investment of little
more
> > > than $20 million ? a far cry from the billions spent by NASA to
develop
> > > space vehicles.
> > > ----------------
> > >
> > > Now, what was somebody saying about government funding?
> > >
> >
> > Tut tut. There's quite a difference in making a 60 mile hop
> > and getting into orbit. If they can stay up there for a few
> > days, then we're talking!
> >
> > Jeroen
>
> "One small step for man in space,
> one giant leap for commercialization of space travel?" (:})
>
>

"One small step for man in space,
one giant leap for very rich men (:{)

Pat

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