[extropy-chat] SpaceX announces Falcon 9, private EELV-class rocket

[Dirk Bruere]

On 9/18/05, Rik van Riel <riel at surriel.com> wrote: 
> 
> On Fri, 16 Sep 2005, Mike Lorrey wrote:
> 
> > I've been watching it. I'm finding the NASA funds for the CEV
> > interesting. Billions to develop a Apollo-class capsule technology they
> > already had 30 years ago and tried to burn the blueprints for when the
> > shuttle came along. What are the funds really being blown on?
> 
> <cynical>
> In order to get approval for building the CEV, maybe NASA
> needs to make sure they buy some piece of technology from
> the constituencies of as many senators as possible?
> </cynical>

 Even more cynical - the US govt has decided that cheap access to space is 
not in the US national interest.
 Dirk
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