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From: allen@mmm.UUCP (Kurt Allen)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Gary Hudson and Privately Funded Space ventures
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Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 13:49:14 EST
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Posted: Tue Nov  5 13:49:14 1985
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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
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