Re: starship-design: Re: Inspiration attached!

[KellySt@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/10/02 4:17:56 PM, bfranchuk@jetnet.ab.ca writes:

>KellySt@aol.com wrote:
>> 
>> I no longer have access to the web site, and therefor couldn't add a
>link to
>> your site even if I wished to.  I beleave Dave Levine is the only one
>with
>> access, so you'll have to ask him.  Thou since our groups interests were
>very
>> different in direction and emphasis, I'm not sure it would be a good
>fit.
>> Especially given the http://www.freespeech.org/rapture/FTL link is more
>> sugestive of of religious fanatasism then science, and your signature
>> erroniously claims that you ae "father of the US / Intl Space Station
>> Program".  David and I were both in the space stati program, and I'm
>sure
>> neiather of us heard of you being being influential in it.
>
>Well the since  web site has not been updated for several moons I am not
>holding my breath on this one.

No kiding.


><snip>
>> >This year we are in the midst of our 2nd annual
>> >worldwide Spaceplane design collaboration.  Later this
>> >year I expect to announce our first annual StarShip
>> >design collaboration.
>
>Get orbit -- 1st priority. Remember it is not people but cargo that is
>important. People  look flashy but until you get a working cargo
>transport then you can move people. 

You need a lot of traffic.  Enough to keep at least a small fleet of craft 
flying a couple times a week each.  Otherwise the overhead will kill you.





>> >For more information on the physics of superluminal
>> >flight, see:
>> >
>> >http://www.freespeech.org/rapture/FTL
>
>Bah Humbug... lets see some experiments first.

Or rational ideas!!



>> >Millennium Twain
>> >father of the US / Intl Space Station Program,
>> >designer of the X49 ScramShip StratoLiner
>
>Good a space geek I grumble at. Yuck! what do you have for ordinary
>people to get to space? Dishwashers,burger flippers and high school drop
>outs might like to dream of space travel. 

;)