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Article #6888Re: How many flights are Orbiters designed for?
From: Allen W. Sherzer
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 18:14
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1993 18:14
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In article <ewright.726167217@convex.convex.com> ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright) writes: >>DC could be available long before then *IF* we can get DoD to fund the >>proof of concept vehicle. >If we can get *someone* to fund the proof-of-concept vehicle. DoD >may still have the deepest pockets around, but I certainly hope >McDAC is looking at other sources also. There will be no private financing of a SSTO proof of concept. The current and projected market is simply too small and not profitable enough to warrent private capital. Allen -- +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Allen W. Sherzer | "A great man is one who does nothing but leaves | | aws@iti.org | nothing undone" | +----------------------110 DAYS TO FIRST FLIGHT OF DCX----------------------+
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Newsgroups: sci.space Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!hela.iti.org!aws From: aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer) Subject: Re: How many flights are Orbiters designed for? Message-ID: <1993Jan4.181413.21254@iti.org> Organization: Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow References: <725984212snz@chrism.demon.co.uk> <1993Jan2.171539.9059@iti.org> <ewright.726167217@convex.convex.com> Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 18:14:13 GMT Lines: 20