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- Path: 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
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- In article <ewright.726167217@convex.convex.com> ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright) writes:
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- >>DC could be available long before then *IF* we can get DoD to fund the
- >>proof of concept vehicle.
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- >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.
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- 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
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