Re: Sea Launch in Jeopardy?
Not only that, but they would question the future of NASA, and the Air
Force if space is turned over to the private sector. The Air Force wants
control over space, and do not want civilians in space. So, that's one of
the reasons why the aerospace industry is very slow.
On Tue, 11 Aug 1998 01:32:28 -0400 Sam Coniglio <sam123@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
writes:
>Amanda:
>
>The maiden launch will definitely get postponed untill 1999.
>
>This is a prime example of why it is so difficult for innovation to
>occur
>in the aerospace industry. Commercial aerospace products are too
>easily
>switchable with military aerospace products. National Politics and
>stiff
>import/export regulations make it next to impossible for a company to
>try
>something new with aerospace stuff if it at all interacts with foreign
>powers.
>
>I'm surprised that Kistler hasn't been stopped by now. Sure, they may
>be
>launching from Australia, but you never know if the vehicle may
>accidentially land somewhere unexpected. Like China.
>
>Call me paranoid, but that is how the U.S. State and Defense
>departments think.
>
>Sam
>
>
>
>At 11:28 AM +0200 8/10/98, baker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>Greetings,
>>
>> Well, this news on Sea Launch is a bit of a blow. Reading
>>the Washington Post article, everyone seems fairly sure that the
>>project will resume at some point in the near-ish future, even
>>though the maiden launch will slip again (already June 98 ->
>>early 99, and now?).
>>
>> Would it be possible for Boeing to get around these
>>US State restrictions by moving the operation off-shore into
>>international waters? Will other innovative launch technologies
>>be vulnerable to such paranoia?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Amanda
>> abaker@xxxxxx
>>
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