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

[Adrian Tymes]

--- Damien Broderick <thespike at satx.rr.com> wrote:
> 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.

Yeah, but 10-20 years before that, where were we?
Stepping stones, not one giant leap - unless you want
to leap a few times and then never again.  Been
there, don't care to repeat it.