tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post1365795352867695053..comments2024-03-07T03:09:25.987-06:00Comments on Unlikely Otaku: For flit: What Do You Think of the X-Prize?Stephanie Barrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-4113471830187900922010-01-15T07:31:50.999-06:002010-01-15T07:31:50.999-06:00I think that's a real possibility, Aron, and I...I think that's a real possibility, Aron, and I share your concern. But there's a chance that we can move forward as well. Post-Apollo stuttered, but we never really gave up human spaceflight and have had some significant accomplishments. The Russians kept with their strengths (station-building, for example), even through their financial and political meltdown.<br /><br />And there can still be benefits. Our space environment is now crucial to our surface world, from communication to earth-science monitoring to navigation. We shouldn't discount any step forward. There's never knowing where it might lead. <br /><br />I'm just hoping it's done with sufficient care that it doesn't become a step backwards.Stephanie Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-11383953427038079352010-01-15T04:57:47.934-06:002010-01-15T04:57:47.934-06:00But what is the X Prize ends the same way that Apo...But what is the X Prize ends the same way that Apollo did? Apollo's motivation was artificial (fear) when the fear was gone, people stopped going to the moon. I think the same thing will happen with the X Prize, once it is gone, the competitors will dissolve their companies.Aron Sorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09327072976517417107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-43480390963359007662010-01-12T10:25:11.398-06:002010-01-12T10:25:11.398-06:00thanks for taking the time ....I figured there wer...thanks for taking the time ....I figured there were likely to be safety concerns.... people can be so dumb sometimes - even the smart, innovative onesflithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287047761151044124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2105799931107229707.post-49604720753284498002010-01-10T20:35:56.332-06:002010-01-10T20:35:56.332-06:00answered my question before i even knew i had one....answered my question before i even knew i had one...<br /><br />thxJeff Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667419764890599092noreply@blogger.com