Re: Opening the High Frontier of Space

Ian Parker <ianparker2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

:On 22 Feb, 14:18, Fred J. McCall <fmcc...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:> Ian Parker <ianpark...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:>
:> :On 17 Feb, 15:24, Fred J. McCall <fmcc...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:> :> Ian Parker <ianpark...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:> :>
:> :> :
:> :> :If asteroids became an economic source of
:> :> :platinoids to take an example, there would be no question about
:> :> :political cuts. The whole thing would be self sustaining with pure
:> :> :capitalism.
:> :> :
:> :>
:> :> Nothing like a tautological statement.  What's funny is that he
:> :> doesn't even realize he's doing it.
:> :>
:> :> If cows could fly, we'd all carry umbrellas when we went outside.
:> :>
:> :
:> :It is indeed tautological, but it is still worth pointing out.
:> :
:>
:> Not really, no.  Boiled down to its essence, what you've said is "If I
:> find gold in my back yard it's a gold mine".
:>
:> Meaningless noise.
:>
:> --
:> "Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar
:>  territory."
:>                                       --G. Behn
:
:What I have said is you need Gold, Platinum or something which would
:make a profit for private enterprise to be interested.
:

No, that's not what you said at all.

:
:You get private
:space by demonstrating there is money to be made, not simly by pouring
:in massive government subsisies.
:
:Ceres Platinum might just work. It is at least worth debating. You
:need a requirement for Pt. You need electric cars.
:

Yes, Ceres platinum might just work IF there is platinum and Ceres and
IF the price for platinum is enough to make going there, getting it,
and bringing it back profitable.

In other words, it will be profitable if it is profitable.

See what I mean?

--
"Some people get lost in thought because it's such unfamiliar
territory."
--G. Behn
.

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