Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!gymble!umcp-cs!chris From: chris@umcp-cs.UUCP (Chris Torek) Newsgroups: net.space Subject: Re: Private Space Message-ID: <2184@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 04:05:42 EST Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.2184 Posted: Mon Nov 11 04:05:42 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Nov-85 04:16:32 EST References: <8510291721.AA00286@s1-b.ARPA> <333@ssc-vax.UUCP> <6125@utzoo.UUCP> <350@ssc-vax.UUCP> Organization: U of Maryland, Computer Science Dept., College Park, MD Lines: 18 > ... there are some intriguing ideas [in Phoenix], but they are > untried technologies. It will take much time, people, and money > to develop the technologies to the point of being able to carry > passengers. I wish it were otherwise. If you or anyone else has > a cheaper way to do things, please tell me. This is exactly the point. If Boeing were to develop these ideas `properly', it would take much time, people and money. The `entrepreneurs' will instead try to develop these on a shoestring ---a crazy idea `of course'---and will probably fail, but if they succeed, WOW! Boeing's investors would never approve. Pacific American Launch Systems', on the other hand.... -- In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (+1 301 454 4251) UUCP: seismo!umcp-cs!chris CSNet: chris@umcp-cs ARPA: chris@mimsy.umd.edu