From: Robin Hanson (hanson@econ.berkeley.edu)
Date: Thu Aug 13 1998 - 17:14:30 MDT
Philip Witham wrote:
>Bob Truax ... invented the submarine launched ballistic missile,
>ran the Polaris missile project, ... first head of the Air Force
>space program, ... He says that getting into orbit is not a technological
>problem. The technology was solved decades ago. To get into orbit cheaply,
>you need to build your rockets Big and Dumb. ... It has never been tried.
The big question is: why hasn't he been able to convince investors to fund
his approach? What are their reasons for skepticism?
Robin Hanson
hanson@econ.berkeley.edu http://hanson.berkeley.edu/
RWJF Health Policy Scholar, Sch. of Public Health 510-643-1884
140 Warren Hall, UC Berkeley, CA 94720-7360 FAX: 510-643-2627
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