Re: SpaceShipTWO is the VSS Enterprise!!!

From: Earl Colby Pottinger (earlcp_at_idirect.com)
Date: 09/28/04 

Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2004 20:23:37 -0500

k2@hybrids.com (k2) :

> Looks like we might in fact see a commercial Space Tourism Bus in the
> next few years!!!!! Completely reusable or disposable Hybrid
> propulsion? At $200K per seat any takers? Rand, Earl?
>
> http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/09/27/branson.space/index.html
>
> http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/virgin_space_040927.html
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3693020.stm
>
>
> From the retired thread "Rebuttal to Jeffrey Bell on "StuntShipOne"
>
> K2 writes on 7/22/04
> >>> After the recent successful flight to space with SS1 and
> potentially winning the X Prize, my guess is he (Rutan) is the only
> one that will EVER get enough investment to build any sub orbital
> space tourism "Bus".<<<
>
> Rand Simberg writes on 7/22/04
> >> Blue Origin is already defying your ignorant prediction.<<
>
> Earl Colby Pottinger writes on 7/23/04
> >This makes no sense since other companies are already getting money
> today, so how could he be the only one?<
>
> Perhaps "EVER" is too strong a word...Still waiting for another
> "Credible" announcement of a $100 million fully funded Space Tourism
> Bus!
>
> K2 writes on 7/22/04
> >>> My predictions based only on intuition:
> Rutan's SS2 "Tier Two Program" 6 to 10 people Sub-Orbital financed by
> Branson/Allen
>
> Earl Colby Pottinger writes on 7/23/04
> >Ok, I see. You use intuition instead of facts to base your guesses
> on. That explains a lot.<
>
> Sometimes "Intuition" is accurate!

No, it sucks. JC clearly is working in the same direction already. Since
your intuition says BR is the only one going to do this and this does not
match the facts then your intuition is worthless.

                  Earl Colby Pottinger 

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