Comments on: Airbus-Safran gets go-ahead to build first Ariane 6 test rocket

By: mkent

mkent — Mon, 24 Apr 2017 17:00:09 +0000

While I applaud Europe’s taking another step toward commercial space, I feel I must note that this will make them about as commercial in the launch market as McDonnell Douglas and General Dynamics were in the early 1990’s with their Delta II and Atlas II, respectively. Both the Delta II and the Atlas II were developed with government (Air Force) funds and then turned over to their respective contractors to operate. That’s what Europe is doing here.

It’s still a far cry from the late 1990’s when Boeing and Lockheed Martin were funding launch vehicle development entirely themselves (Delta III, Delta IV Medium, and Sea Launch) or effectively in a 50/50 government / industry partnership (Atlas V).

It looks like we’ll enter the 2020’s with Delta IV, Atlas V, and Falcon 9 still as the most commercial launch vehicles on the market.

By: wayne

wayne — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 18:39:02 +0000

pivoting, but…. Capitalism In Space.

Not familiar with this guy, but he makes some good points.
-connected with “NanoRacks LLC.,” “MirCorp,” and “RSC Energia,” (this is circa 2010)

Jeffrey Manber
“Can Capitalism Survive in Space?”
https://youtu.be/YfoFAwPuUqM
(57:20)

By: wayne

wayne — Sun, 23 Apr 2017 18:06:36 +0000

John Papola:
-The Beauty of Emergent Order
https://youtu.be/N2uPJMb6-Nc
(16:41)

[He & Russ Roberts created the Keynes v Hayek rap-video’s.]