[Moonbase-discuss] Space Tourism Club: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
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There is indeed a lot of good work being done on many fronts. Vehicles and
hardware are of course important on a very basic practical level, and I'm
very encouraged by the efforts of XCOR, JP Aerospace, Armadillo, etc. They
are true pioneers, and they totally rock. I also think culture is important
too. Art, music, literature, spirituality, values. What does it mean to be a
spacefaring civilization? My new mantra is "if you're thinking global, you're
thinking too small." I don't think it's a matter of coming up with any new,
just highlighting and accentuating what's already out there. I think the
Space Tourism Club can help promote this kind of cultural awareness.
Cheers,
Brook
In a message dated 6/24/2002 12:43:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
spaceman@mindspring.com writes:
>
> Thanks again, Randall, for adding fuel to the fire. I made my
> initial email basic to get people's attention. I did not want to
> make the email so huge with references that it would be overwhelming.
>
> Sam
>
>
>
>
> At 7:52 PM -0700 6/18/02, Randall Clague wrote:
> >On Wed, 12 Jun 2002 02:07:51 -0700, Samuel Coniglio
> ><spaceman@mindspring.com> wrote:
> >
> >>The Yuri's Night event in San Francisco helped stir a number of great
> >>discussions. The most common one of them was this:
> >>
> >>"What can I do to get to outer space? "
> >>
> >>Well, if you are not a NASA astronaut or a multi-millionaire, it
> >>seems you are out of luck.
> >
> >I'm sorry, Sam, I have to disagree - but you knew I would. :-)
> >
> >>Fortunately, there are a series of
> >>movements afoot to bring public space travel closer to a reality.
> >
> >There are also organizations - some companies, some non-profits, some
> >somewhere in between - that are actively pursuing the goal of bring
> >affordable space access to the people. Among them are:
> >
> >XCOR Aerospace - www.xcor.com - a rocket engine startup company
> >
> >Armadillo Aerospace - www.armadilloaerospace.com - a hobbyist group
> >organized as a startup company
> >
> >JP Aerospace - www.jpaerospace.com - formerly hobbyists, now semi-pro
> >
> >Experimental Rocket Propulsion Society - www.erps.org - non-profit
> >amateurs based in San Jose
> >
> >Government won't get us out there, so we have to do it ourselves.
> >There's no one solution. Sam's Space Tourism Club is one approach;
> >the above organizations offer another, complementary approach.
> >
> >Disclaimer: I'm the VP of ERPS, so I may be a bit biased. :-)
> >
> >-R
> >
> >--
> >"Sutton is the beginning of wisdom -
> >but only the beginning."
> > -- Jeff Greason
>
> --"Wherever you go, there you are."
>
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<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>There is indeed a lot of good work being done on many fronts. Vehicles and hardware are of course important on a very basic practical level, and I'm very encouraged by the efforts of XCOR, JP Aerospace, Armadillo, etc. They are true pioneers, and they totally rock. I also think culture is important too. Art, music, literature, spirituality, values. What does it mean to be a spacefaring civilization? My new mantra is "if you're thinking global, you're thinking too small." I don't think it's a matter of coming up with any new, just highlighting and accentuating what's already out there. I think the Space Tourism Club can help promote this kind of cultural awareness.<BR>
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Cheers,<BR>
Brook<BR>
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In a message dated 6/24/2002 12:43:58 AM Pacific Daylight Time, spaceman@mindspring.com writes:<BR>
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Thanks again, Randall, for adding fuel to the fire. I made my <BR>
initial email basic to get people's attention. I did not want to <BR>
make the email so huge with references that it would be overwhelming.<BR>
<BR>
Sam<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
At 7:52 PM -0700 6/18/02, Randall Clague wrote:<BR>
>On Wed, 12 Jun 2002 02:07:51 -0700, Samuel Coniglio<BR>
><spaceman@mindspring.com> wrote:<BR>
><BR>
>>The Yuri's Night event in San Francisco helped stir a number of great<BR>
>>discussions. The most common one of them was this:<BR>
>><BR>
>>"What can I do to get to outer space? "<BR>
>><BR>
>>Well, if you are not a NASA astronaut or a multi-millionaire, it<BR>
>>seems you are out of luck.<BR>
><BR>
>I'm sorry, Sam, I have to disagree - but you knew I would. :-)<BR>
><BR>
>>Fortunately, there are a series of<BR>
>>movements afoot to bring public space travel closer to a reality.<BR>
><BR>
>There are also organizations - some companies, some non-profits, some<BR>
>somewhere in between - that are actively pursuing the goal of bring<BR>
>affordable space access to the people. Among them are:<BR>
><BR>
>XCOR Aerospace - www.xcor.com - a rocket engine startup company<BR>
><BR>
>Armadillo Aerospace - www.armadilloaerospace.com - a hobbyist group<BR>
>organized as a startup company<BR>
><BR>
>JP Aerospace - www.jpaerospace.com - formerly hobbyists, now semi-pro<BR>
><BR>
>Experimental Rocket Propulsion Society - www.erps.org - non-profit<BR>
>amateurs based in San Jose<BR>
><BR>
>Government won't get us out there, so we have to do it ourselves.<BR>
>There's no one solution. Sam's Space Tourism Club is one approach;<BR>
>the above organizations offer another, complementary approach.<BR>
><BR>
>Disclaimer: I'm the VP of ERPS, so I may be a bit biased. :-)<BR>
><BR>
>-R<BR>
><BR>
>--<BR>
>"Sutton is the beginning of wisdom -<BR>
>but only the beginning."<BR>
> -- Jeff Greason<BR>
<BR>
--"Wherever you go, there you are."<BR>
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