Re: Cheap Access to Space

On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:36:16 -0800 (PST), in a place far, far away,
Ian Parker <ianparker2@xxxxxxxxx> made the phosphor on my monitor glow
in such a way as to indicate that:

As you know the role for NASA which I
postulate is primerally that of a regulator.

You postulate nonsense. NASA has no such role.- Hide quoted text -

First of all Brad Guth. Where he is taking about Venus not being hot -
yes I will agree with you. I think the points raised here are valid
and worthy of discusion. Indeed the role of NASA at the moment is that
of being a prime developer of technology.

No, it is not. Very little of its funding goes toward that end.

This role will have to
change if we are ever to get cheap access.

No, it has to be expanded.

A market requires technology developments to be privately financed.

Nonsense.

If
they are not then there is not competition on a level playing field. I
think you are inclined to want it both ways, you want private
developments in space (code for space tourism) but you want hidden
subsidies, you do not want true transparancy.

Again, no one care what ignorant, unfounded, and stupid things that
you "think" (using the term generously).

Here am I - a left winger advocating a free market. Here are you a
right winger advocating Socialism. What is the world coming to?

Not being a "right winger" at all, let alone one "advocating
Socialism," I think that once again it's come to delusions on the part
of Ian Parker. Do you get some kind of adrenelin rush telling stupid
and easily disproven lies on the Internet about people and what they
believe and advocate?
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