Nothing goes into space in 30 months with so little to show for it by this point. With this much money (apparently) committed, something is possible, but most likely a test vehicle to pave the [paperwork] way. Certainly not a tourist destination!
Launching from the US or, more likely, by a US launch company from somewhere else is smart because once through all the hurdles the whole operation will have credibility. But getting there? I don't see it...
Ok, so NASA's ever-shrinking space station is a joke (I can't believe it was 1990 when I interviewed to work on a project for it - then only 'a year or two from launch'), but the technical hurdles are real. Sure NASA operates under tighter restrictions than private enterprise (don't take risks that could kill anyone, don't fire anyone), but they have some smart people.
Wish I was there - but I went back to computer programming when I admitted reality...
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Launching from the US or, more likely, by a US launch company from somewhere else is smart because once through all the hurdles the whole operation will have credibility. But getting there? I don't see it...
Ok, so NASA's ever-shrinking space station is a joke (I can't believe it was 1990 when I interviewed to work on a project for it - then only 'a year or two from launch'), but the technical hurdles are real. Sure NASA operates under tighter restrictions than private enterprise (don't take risks that could kill anyone, don't fire anyone), but they have some smart people.
Wish I was there - but I went back to computer programming when I admitted reality...
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