Comments on: Playing catchup http://www.personalspaceflight.info/2006/12/10/playing-catchup/ Space tourism, public space travel, and the beginnings of a new industry Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:20:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Bruno Berger http://www.personalspaceflight.info/2006/12/10/playing-catchup/#comment-39768 Bruno Berger Mon, 11 Dec 2006 06:47:25 +0000 http://www.personalspaceflight.info/2006/12/10/playing-catchup/#comment-39768 "they’d be better off supporting existing European ventures, like ARCA in Romania or Starchaser" Please keep in mind, there is another program: http://www.talisinstitut.de/project_enterprise_engl_ie.htm A different approach though. Starting horizontally from the ground. Much more spectacular for the spectators than a start from a carrier (the show on the ground is an important part of a business case... spaceship is simply boring the those left on the ground) and much less logistic problems, just fill it up like a jet plane and go again. The pictures are eye catchers only , the real design is a bit different. And there is already working hardware... :-) “they’d be better off supporting existing European ventures, like ARCA in Romania or Starchaser”
Please keep in mind, there is another program:
http://www.talisinstitut.de/project_enterprise_engl_ie.htm
A different approach though. Starting horizontally from the ground. Much more spectacular for the spectators than a start from a carrier (the show on the ground is an important part of a business case… spaceship is simply boring the those left on the ground) and much less logistic problems, just fill it up like a jet plane and go again. The pictures are eye catchers only , the real design is a bit different. And there is already working hardware… :-)

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