Re: Historical comparisons

On 25 Feb 2006 15:38:50 -0800, "Chance" <chance20_m@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Obviously historical comparisons have their weaknesses, but with that
caveat, what does the commercial passenger space industry look like to
you? More like the begining of the airline industry, or more like the
development of the supersonic aircraft by the US,Europe and Russia in
the 60's and 70's?

More like the age of oceanic exploration in the 15th-17th C.

-- Roy L
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