Re: Orbiter shape.

From: Perplexed in Peoria (jimmenegay_at_sbcglobal.net)
Date: 07/22/04 

Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 06:33:11 GMT

"Rand Simberg" <newsgroups@transterrestrial.com> wrote in message news:E7HLc.11446$Qu5.177@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> Perplexed in Peoria wrote:
> > Or perhaps I am missing something.
>
> You are, again, because you are ignorant of the economics of space launch.
>
> What is your scenario for how orbital
> > space tourism is necessary and (hopably) sufficient for eventually achieving
> > space settlement?
>
> Because low cost of access to orbit are necessary to doing anything else
> there in a cost-effective manner, and the only route to low cost of
> access to orbit is a large amount of traffic. There's only one market
> that can provide that right now, which is the millions of people who
> would pay to go if someone offered them the opportunity.

Ah!!! Millions. I hadn't realized you thought there were that many.
Perhaps ignorance of economics IS the explanation for our disagreement.

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