If you read and understand this article, then most of the discussion here about SLS and Orion becomes irrelevant.
Quote from: Danderman on 02/21/2012 03:03 pmIf you read and understand this article, then most of the discussion here about SLS and Orion becomes irrelevant.An op-ed isn't going to change that, thank goodness.
EML1 is the killer app of cislunar space, to the extent one might exist.
I really shouldn't post when I'm multitasking It's a very interesting read, a bit over my head to be honest, but my main point is they could have gold plated Battlestars and someone would have an alternate plan. And I think I was a bit annoyed by "SLS and Orion becomes irrelevant" - but out of context annoyed
And I think I was a bit annoyed by "SLS and Orion becomes irrelevant" - but out of context annoyed
No, I was annoyed by the comment in the opening post, obviously - given that's what I quoted.
Its difficult for those who see space as a large, government planned program to internalize the reality that space is a place just like anywhere else.
The author doesn't seem to realize, though, that Universities get their funding for space research from NASA (or sometimes NSF).And the author's suggestion that there's any sort of business case at all in "filling vacuum spheres" with vacuum from space for return to Earth is kind of telling, IMHO.EDIT: Yeah, this op-ed is pretty ridiculous. Not really worth reading, IMO. There are some points that may have some merit, but it's pretty scattershot.
To those thinking of space as a program, and not a place, a future dominated by the private sector indeed would seem scatter-shot and chaotic, much like the Internet, with a handful of big players and many small ones. It is truly an uncomfortable vision, from that point of view.
Space is already dominated by the private sector.
Given that Pet Rocks were once a thing, I'd be a bit cautious of casually dismissing creative new products coming to market.
I find it strange that these future space economy promoting space cadet pieces almost never touch or seem to recognize what the actual real world space economy looks like
Not a good example of "creative new products".With space your should consider "creative new services" first.
Please define "space cadet". Are you referring specifically to myself?
Or is it just anyone who has a positive vision of what the space industry could be?Also, please define "actual real world space economy". I guess we must not have covered any "actual real world space economy" at ISU, only imaginary fake space economy.
I realize it's safer to not offer any tangible examples for folks to criticize, but do you have any proposed "creative new services" for space that we can beat up on? I did offer some examples in the Cislunar Econosphere article, as well as my earlier EML-1 article, but I'm curious as to what you propose for "creative new services".