26 Jan
2004
26 Jan
'04
11:59 p.m.
Dale Hooper wrote:
Patrick - your comments about private enterprise were echoed by Harrison Schmitt when he spoke at USU recently. But, do you really think that will happen in the near term? (i.e. before 2025).
I hope so but just can't say for sure. Some companies are already making money off space but until the cost of getting into orbit comes down I'm afraid most of us will be stuck on Earth. Will it be government that finds a way of bringing the cost down or will it be a Zefram-Cochrane-type that will pull it off? I just don't know. But when I see how far humans have come in such a short time, I can't help but feel optimistic about some pretty big advances coming "relatively" soon. Patrick