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Old 01-31-2008, 05:37 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by The_Heretic View Post
It's a start. Air flight and automobiles were once the domain of the wealthy. What Branson is doing is taking that initial hit in order to drive down costs for spaceflight thereby accelerating the comercial enterprise of it.
Gotta respect him for taking the R&D hit, would not mind being on his team....

Do the Yanks have anyone in his league, just curious.
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