The point I was making is that in order for commercial space flight to be successful, it has to be as safe as reasonably possible.
BTW, I spent a year in Iraq and had didn't leave my job after my COB was rocketed and mortared (other contractors did), so I think I've adequately proven my bravery.
Isn't that the best kind of maniac? Seriously, it takes someone of Herculean audacity to break into an entrenched market. SpaceX doesn't have hundreds of retired, formerly high-ranking military officers and former civilian employees of NASA to provide contacts, business intelligence, and influence. They may have lobbyists and "influence" over politicians, but definitely not to the same degree as the names you mentioned.
Even if their was a 25% failure rate (which is obscene and not within the realm of feasibility) I guarantee that you'd have volunteers lined up to man the missions.
Would you be willing to take a commercial air flight if the failure rate was 25%? 15%? 5%? How many pilots would fly with those failure rates? How many companies would send expensive cargoes with those failure rates?
Hell - if things go right they'll be lining colonists up at the gate in the next few decades - and I'll be in line even if I only had a 75% chance of surviving.
Yes, they'll have a lot of volunteers, but how many of those volunteers will have the necessary physical capabilities and specialized skills? Those that do will be too valuable to risk unnecessarily. Besides, where can we put a colony? There simply isn't anyplace that compelling.
I lived in Aomori prefecture for a while last year. There are very few Westerners in the western half of that prefecture. One gentleman nearly drove off the road when he saw me. Apparently very few Americans venture west of Misawa Air Base.
7 Eleven? I don't recall seeing any of those in Aomori-ken, but Lawson Station is awesome!
Yes, Klingons are wary. With sneaky, dishonorable Romulans and the annoying Federation as neighbors, of course they are wary, and yes, they are aggressive and violent.
Of course they are fictional too, but I was trying to use humor to make a point. What's Klingon for "whoosh"?
Spending a million dollars is worth it if it prevents just one child's life from being destroyed by a marijuana joint as long as that money is spent on my agency or company.
When I smoked, I'd go out and run across people from the other sections and discuss workplace related issues. Many times, these informal meetings led to solved problems and corrected situations.
Smoke breaks are more productive than Facebook. Actually, smoke breaks are more productive than Slashdot too.
Geek - the new cologne from Slashdot. A base of Mountain Dew and Natural Nerd Musk with topnotes of Delivery Pizza and Cheetos.
Coming soon - Magic Green, for when you want to be "electric".
then I'm a multi-billionaire, have multiple advanced degrees from prestigious universities, and I screw the world's most desirable women several times a day.
And I have the first post!
Live 1970's style again? Oh hell no! Disco, the Afro, men wearing wine and baby blue, wide lapel leisure suits and women wearing lime pantsuits? I want no part of that.
“A closer look atdonors reveals a group of wealthy individuals with less-than-reputable records. Quite a few have been on the wrong side of the law, others have made profits at the expense of so many Americans”
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You can never be too diligent Citizen! Now, where's my new Agency's budget? I have some conferences in Las Vegas to go to.
I thought he was a meat popsicle.
The point I was making is that in order for commercial space flight to be successful, it has to be as safe as reasonably possible.
BTW, I spent a year in Iraq and had didn't leave my job after my COB was rocketed and mortared (other contractors did), so I think I've adequately proven my bravery.
Isn't that the best kind of maniac? Seriously, it takes someone of Herculean audacity to break into an entrenched market. SpaceX doesn't have hundreds of retired, formerly high-ranking military officers and former civilian employees of NASA to provide contacts, business intelligence, and influence. They may have lobbyists and "influence" over politicians, but definitely not to the same degree as the names you mentioned.
Even if their was a 25% failure rate (which is obscene and not within the realm of feasibility) I guarantee that you'd have volunteers lined up to man the missions.
Would you be willing to take a commercial air flight if the failure rate was 25%? 15%? 5%? How many pilots would fly with those failure rates? How many companies would send expensive cargoes with those failure rates?
Hell - if things go right they'll be lining colonists up at the gate in the next few decades - and I'll be in line even if I only had a 75% chance of surviving.
Yes, they'll have a lot of volunteers, but how many of those volunteers will have the necessary physical capabilities and specialized skills? Those that do will be too valuable to risk unnecessarily. Besides, where can we put a colony? There simply isn't anyplace that compelling.
I lived in Aomori prefecture for a while last year. There are very few Westerners in the western half of that prefecture. One gentleman nearly drove off the road when he saw me. Apparently very few Americans venture west of Misawa Air Base.
7 Eleven? I don't recall seeing any of those in Aomori-ken, but Lawson Station is awesome!
Perhaps you should strike out on your own and freelance?
[Crickets]
I didn't think so.
Yes, Klingons are wary. With sneaky, dishonorable Romulans and the annoying Federation as neighbors, of course they are wary, and yes, they are aggressive and violent.
Of course they are fictional too, but I was trying to use humor to make a point. What's Klingon for "whoosh"?
To clarify my previous post - I meant "stereotyping Klingons that way" to mean stereotyping them as violent, not as black.
You're the racist, stereotyping Klingons that way, you Federation petaQ! [raises bat'leth]
War is either always coming, happening, or just ended.
Spending a million dollars is worth it if it prevents just one child's life from being destroyed by a marijuana joint as long as that money is spent on my agency or company.
There, I fixed it for you.
The shareholders are also sheep, except the shareholder with the controlling interest.
When I smoked, I'd go out and run across people from the other sections and discuss workplace related issues. Many times, these informal meetings led to solved problems and corrected situations.
Smoke breaks are more productive than Facebook. Actually, smoke breaks are more productive than Slashdot too.
Geek - the new cologne from Slashdot. A base of Mountain Dew and Natural Nerd Musk with topnotes of Delivery Pizza and Cheetos.
Coming soon - Magic Green, for when you want to be "electric".
BRIBERY! Apply directly to the legislature!
BRIBERY! Apply directly to the legislature!
BRIBERY! Apply directly to the legislature!
Football mixed in with demolition derby? That would be AWESOME!
If someone uses the world "gamify", it shows that they've already lost at mastering English.
What, you didn't see this ground-breaking documentary on this very problem?
then I'm a multi-billionaire, have multiple advanced degrees from prestigious universities, and I screw the world's most desirable women several times a day.
And I have the first post!
Live 1970's style again? Oh hell no! Disco, the Afro, men wearing wine and baby blue, wide lapel leisure suits and women wearing lime pantsuits? I want no part of that.
Oops, it's "well", not "we'll". I hope the Grammar Nazis don't come after me; they're as persistent as the honey badger.
That's why I have a pet honey badger. We'll it's not really a pet; it's more of a big surprise for intruders.
“A closer look atdonors reveals a group of wealthy individuals with less-than-reputable records. Quite a few have been on the wrong side of the law, others have made profits at the expense of so many Americans”
So, it's guilt by association?
It's an European equivalent of the American buzzword "cyber".