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On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:49:48 -0700, "nom=de=plume"
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No idea. It might put them out of business. It might be anything between
that and a big payout. I wonder if insurance is even an option.


That is why it might be in the national interest to give them
sovereign immunity.
If that is our only way into space and they get sued out of business
we might be back buying a ride from the Russians.
I assume, for that reason, we will still have a military space
program. It will only be science that gets privatized.
They could go for a "man rating" on the Atlas rocket and be flying
pretty quick. Just dust off some of those 30 year old capsules and
shoot.


I would go... in a heartbeat.

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I would go if I had something to do up there but I am not interested
in just being cargo.


But the view would be incredible... Part of the deal would be access to the
window.

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Nom=de=Plume