Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site mmm.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!stolaf!umn-cs!mmm!allen From: allen@mmm.UUCP (Kurt Allen) Newsgroups: net.space Subject: Gary Hudson and Privately Funded Space ventures Message-ID: <285@mmm.UUCP> Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 13:49:14 EST Article-I.D.: mmm.285 Posted: Tue Nov 5 13:49:14 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Nov-85 09:52:59 EST Distribution: na Organization: 3M Company, St. Paul, Minn. Lines: 15 Is anyone familiar with Gary Hudson and his present company. I heard of Gary Hudson in the early 70's when he was starting up a privately funded company to construct space ships. Now I hear he is doing the same on the west coast with a company or a different name. Is this on the up and up or is it merely an attempt to garner venture capital ? The space craft designs that I saw of his were very (I.E. extremely) sophisticated, and to my somewhat non-hardware oriented mind impractical, including a single stage vertically landing and takeoff ramjet / rocket propelled vehicle that could reach low earth orbit or higher with a payload of 40 people, and some very large payload rockets. Any comments anyone ?? -- Kurt W. Allen 3M Center ihnp4!mmm!allen