Re: XCOR engines

Rüdiger Klaehn wrote:

> I really hope that the current boom in suborbital space flight will
> lead to more specialization. Why does every single rocket technology
> startup have to build their own engines? In the case of armadillo
> aerospace I can see why they do it: it is a lot of fun.
>
> But in other cases I think it does not make any sense. Unfortunately
> "not invented here" is not only an issue at NASA centers.
>
> regards,
>
> Rüdiger


I see no problem with lots of engine manufacturers at the "start". Yu can
get lots of good ideas that way. You'r emore apt to get good ideas form
many different manufacturers instead of just a very few.

In time, market forces will weed out the list.

Gregg
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