Re: Not with a bang, but with a yawn?
From: Richard Schumacher (no-spam_at_thank-you.com)
Date: 09/30/04
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Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 21:14:13 -0500
Hop David wrote:
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> Derek Lyons wrote:
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>> The reactions, or lack therof, of the space community to today's
>> flight of SpaceShip One.
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>> http://spaceshipsummer.blogspot.com/2004/09/not-with-bang-but-yawn.html
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> When a team's ahead 36 - 0, a lot of fans leave at half-time. If some of
> the competitors were still contenders, there'd be much more interest.
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> The first desk top computers generated a lot more publicity than desk
> top computers presently receive. Now a very powerful desk top computer
> with a marvelous graphic user interface is routine and common. I hope
> future private space flight becomes routine and common.
Besides, it's just not very exciting visually. A funny-lookin' airplane
takes off; later, two funny-lookin' airplanes land separately, with some
high altitude wisps in between times. Oh, it's fun for those on board,
but the thrills for spectators are mostly in their imaginations.
Now, a proper vertical-launch vertical-powered-landing rocket, that'd be
something.
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