tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post4099492156544670636..comments2024-02-13T03:59:13.635+00:00Comments on Eat Electric Death: When greed overcomes science, we all lose. [Brit]Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02020308502156946280noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-84739541341883057872004-10-07T14:46:00.008+01:002004-10-07T14:46:00.008+01:00We already burn tons of hydrocarbons in the atmosp...We already burn tons of hydrocarbons in the atmosphere just to get to another country for a holiday. Now we're going to burn exponentially more just to get the rich into sub-orbit for a few minutes. Excuse me if I don't think that's much of a worthwhile pursuit.<br>I'd be rather more impressed if there was more amateur competition in working out how we do things we CAN'T do already, like how to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-27226935652919017022004-10-07T14:46:00.007+01:002004-10-07T14:46:00.007+01:00Commercial air travel used to be for the superich ...Commercial air travel used to be for the superich - but successful commercialism has turned it into something even pikeys like Shinji can afford (and now we have no standards, we have no legroom, we have Ryanair). So what's your ish with Space Tourism essentially opening up the same possibilities?<br>It's vital we get our azz to Mars and stop Cohaagen's nefarious plan. And we need to deal with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-14244532932366212512004-10-07T14:46:00.006+01:002004-10-07T14:46:00.006+01:00You'll forgive me if I think the argument that it'...You'll forgive me if I think the argument that it's somehow important to get this 'industry' off the ground is a crock of crap.<br>What is so important about getting a few rich folk with lots of spare cash into sub orbital flight exactly? Anyone would think the planet depended on getting people to the edge of the envelope.<br>And as Lurks pointed out in the pub the other day, the environmental Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-53725192663223135872004-10-07T14:46:00.005+01:002004-10-07T14:46:00.005+01:00They are right to go further with their own techno...They are right to go further with their own technology instead of using SpaceShipOne to do someone elses experiments. In a few years time the US government can buy a few of their new 5 seater ships and do all the low-g experiments they like - a lot cheaper than using the shuttle.<br>It's much more important right now to get this industry off the ground and bring down the cost of getting into low Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-49908211543136506722004-10-07T14:46:00.004+01:002004-10-07T14:46:00.004+01:00The whole idea of this game was to get the greedy ...The whole idea of this game was to get the greedy bastards to get involved in spacecrafts and make it cheap. It has now been done, its fucking fantastic. Science will get its turn, just let the supergreedy make it even cheaper first! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-4135256221739890252004-10-07T14:46:00.003+01:002004-10-07T14:46:00.003+01:00Well yes and no. Science experimentation in space ...Well yes and no. Science experimentation in space is happening and will continue to happen, whereas 'Space Tourism' is new ground.<br>I think it's fair for Virgin to be vanguarding this as it will push ahead the Space programme by making it more commonplace for people to go higher.<br>Leaving it to science, whilst virtuous in some ways, will not produce as much 'progress' relative to consumer Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-38345546335325150812004-10-07T14:46:00.002+01:002004-10-07T14:46:00.002+01:00You'll notice of course that I specifically did no...You'll notice of course that I specifically did not mention 'Zero G', but chose the more accurate 'low-G'. Zero G within the atmosphere is generally created via the infamous '<a href="http://jsc-aircraft-ops.jsc.nasa.gov/kc135/">Vomit Comet</a>'.<br>If there was no call for experimentation aboard this craft, then why has the US Government and various institutions been courting Scaled/Rutan for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-20575128992721690562004-10-07T14:46:00.001+01:002004-10-07T14:46:00.001+01:00I've been to 50,000ft and seen the curvature of th...I've been to 50,000ft and seen the curvature of the earth and black space above, but this is only the launch altitude for SS1 from White Knight.<br>We've got ISS to do scientific experiments. Space Tourism is important to open up the industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-16217086826615980332004-10-07T14:46:00.000+01:002004-10-07T14:46:00.000+01:00What a lot of shite.Zero-G time is at a minimum on...What a lot of shite.<br>Zero-G time is at a minimum on these craft, what sort of experiment do you think they'd want to perform in that sort of time.<br>Utter tosh.<br>Back to the drawing board with you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com