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Commercial Spaceport In Texas
Scothoser writes "CNN has this article on a rocket that was launched on a ranch site near Stockton, Texas. Their hope is that it will become a commercial launch site for anything, as long as it is legal. The major reason for this move is that using NASA launch sites are prohibitively expensive. This way someone can launch their home-made satellites for much less than approaching NASA. Now I am just waiting for the HOW-TO on a Linux-run micro-satellite!"
Is the launch site within 600 miles (range of Scud missle) of President Bush's ranch?
What wouldn't be legal? Its space, its like international waters. I didn't sign a treaty saying i wouldn't launch any space based weapons platforms. Who's gonna stop me if i wanna launch my weather control machine (evil laugh).
"Sic Semper Tyrannosaurus Rex."
Perhaps now Lance Bass can finally make it into space!
Well, leave it to the US Government to charge exorbiantly high prices just to shoot something up into the air.
This sig no verb.
I just made a space station last night for $125,000 while playing Sim City 3000.
Now if the aliens hadn't come and zapped it up in their flying saucers, I wouldn't have to rebuild it today.
*sigh* Being mayor is hard.
I do what the voices on my console tell me to do.
This sounds to me like the next redkneck hangout.
Well cledus, grab us a six-pack and we'll take the truck down and launch up a few satilites
At least they will have something to do besides shooting road signs and/or broken down vehicles in their front lawn.
Our neighbours complain when our dogs bark too loud. I wonder what they would say if we started launching rockets?
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Wah!
Excellent! I hope they add a cantina. Also can't forget to renovate docking bay 94.
In addition, I hope they can keep those pesky jawas out. They shouldn't serve their kind there.
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They'd make millions.
But no way I'd get on a Linux based shuttle.
DIY Astronaut: "Houston, I'm running out of oxygen! Having trouble breathing. Why can't I get the air scrubbers to help make the air more breathable?"
Houston: "Patches are welcome."
Texas is a fine choice for a launch site, if for no other reason than Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama being immediately downrange. In the event there is some problem keeping the launch vehicle on course, I can't think of three more deserving states. :-)
Yay!
Sorry had to say it
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JP Aerospace is now requiring all manned launches to carry at least one ten-gallon cowboy hat per launch. In the rare event of a guidance system malfunction, the crewmember is required to straddle the rocket (see diagram 14) and wave said hat above his/her head while letting out a steady stream of whooping as the rocket falls back to earth.
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This reminds me of a quote from Scott Adams in The Dilbert Future:
"If every little pissant country - France, for example - started launching satellites into space, it wouldn't be safe to go outside."
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