I remain skeptical that any privately-funded venture can do much of significance in space, and if Space-X relies on government funding than it's just another agency reinventing the rocket. -- Joe ________________________________ From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com> To: utah astronomy listserve utah astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2013 3:25 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Watch a 10 story building maneuver, hover and land In the latest from SpaceX, they've got their "Grasshopper" maneuvering as well as the previously demonstrated hovering. http://www.spacex.com/news/2013/08/14/grasshopper-100m-lateral-divert-test My question is how long until they start flying people in their "cargo carrying" Falcon 9? Look close at the the payload section and see that it's got windows. Cargo don't need no stinkin' windows... :) patrick _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".