[extropy-chat] SPACE: Private spacecraft blast offs June 21

[Damien Broderick]

At 08:24 AM 6/21/2004 -0700, Robert wrote:

>Bottom line: *it worked*  Private funding for space exploration
>is feasible.

< cough >

Not to be a spoilsport or anything (this is a very delightful and exciting 
event!), but I'm not sure how much can be explored at 62 miles above the 
Earth's surface. This trip covered, let's see, 1/3850th of the distance 
traveled 35 years ago by the govt guys who did at least manage to bring 
back some rocks.

Damien Broderick