Its really hard to say. Given the sheer expense of simply getting people and equipment into orbit. We're still in the equivalent of the late middle ages - around the time of Columbus and John Cabot - all the early expeditions were government funded. Until we get beyond the equivalent of a 50 foot boat, I'm not sure whether a full privatization of space is feasible. Also, the attitude of many companies would be on exploitation, not in exploration, which is the more important of the two.
larry At 09:48 AM 2/3/03 -0500, you wrote: >I think it should probably be privatized, or at least turned into some kind >of government and private sector cooperative. We need to continue space >exploration and experimentation, I just think that private industry would do >a better and more efficent job of it. > >Tim > >-----Original Message----- >From: Kevin Schmidt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 8:42 AM >To: CF-Community >Subject: space shuttle columbia accident > > >//snip >Non feasable? > >No that is not the case. You are not qualified to comment, you have neither >the relevant education or the experience. > >So what should we do stick our head up our asses from now on? >//snip > >Probably my only post for today, but since it happens so infrequently, I had >to do it. I totally agree with Larry. The space program offers far more >benefits and it would be a huge mistake to scrap everything. Way too much >to learn. The science that can only be accomplished in space can offer us >amazing things. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
