[ExI] structural scale dependence, was: RE: IQ and beauty

[spike]

From: extropy-chat [mailto:extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org] On Behalf Of Adrian Tymes
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 10:56 AM
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Subject: Re: [ExI] structural scale dependence, was: RE: IQ and beauty

 

On Oct 21, 2015 10:45 AM, "spike" <spike66 at att.net> wrote:
>>… Well so goes the story.  Certainly there were examples of astonishing inefficiency.  But after all these years, in spite of having access to an inexhaustible supply of highly trained rocket builders trained by the military and NASA, no one has yet found a much cheaper way of doing it.

>…Until recent years (with the rise of SpaceX, XCOR, and so on), the vast majority of these builders were being paid a lot more if they kept things expensive, and ultimately failed (after going through a large development budget) at any effort that would have resulted in substantial cost savings.  It should surprise no one that they did just that.

 

Did or are doing?  What is their current cost to GEO?  What is their risk?  I heard they were carrying stuff to the Space Station but hadn’t seen cost or risk numbers.

spike

 

 

 

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