Re: Space becomes routine.

From: Allen Thomson (thomsona_at_flash.net)
Date: 07/05/04 

Date: 5 Jul 2004 15:21:26 -0700

"Paul F. Dietz" <dietz@dls.net> wrote

 
> I am not willing to write off space tourism before it's
> been tried (and not just at current price points.)
> Climing Mt. Everest is also dangerous and expensive, and
> damned uncomfortable even if it doesn't kill you, but
> there are plenty of customers for that.

Well said. I tend to be very dubious about the prospects for
economically viable space tourism or, more relevantly for the
moment, even suborbital joyrides.

But you never know how people will be willing to spend their
money, and you never know what profitable markets might emerge.

So let a thousand flowers/vehicles bloom, and see what happens.