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2 posted on
07/06/2004 5:17:52 PM PDT by
KevinDavis
(Let the meek inherit the Earth, the rest of us will explore the stars!)
To: KevinDavis
There is no shortage of investment money on this planet. The problem is to attract those funds. $20 million, $50 million is nothing compared to what is needed to develop outer space. Space tourism won't do it. Disney is worth $50 billion, that's what is needed, but even if Disney did space tourism they would not be developing space. If you want serious investments you need to establish private property rights.
It's like oil leases. Auction off some real estate leases with subsurface rights. The UN can't do it, but the US Gov't could.
3 posted on
07/06/2004 5:37:34 PM PDT by
RightWhale
(Establish private property rights to outer space and eliminate public access easements on earth)
To: KevinDavis
"For example, Solaris X uses hypergolic propellants that ignite upon contact, eliminating the need for an ignition system."Yeah, I guess that's one way of putting it.
4 posted on
07/06/2004 5:53:53 PM PDT by
BenLurkin
("A republic, if we can revive it")
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