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  • Ranking Space Policy Alternatives

    04/18/2005 6:54:48 PM PDT · by anymouse · 6 replies · 324+ views
    The Space Review ^ | April 18, 2005 | Sam Dinkin
    I am in favor of space access: the sooner the better, the more the better, and, especially, the cheaper the better. Here are some policy options that I have ranked according to the benefit/cost ratio. 1. Encourage other nations to sell their launches at marginal cost instead of just for “government launches” as espoused in the U.S. Space Transportation Policy (STP). Russia has surplus ICBMs. We should be grateful they are beating their swords into plowshares. We should encourage them to harvest their surplus equipment for cash to worthy Western buyers who want access to space so that they do...