Re: starship-design: Wanted: 'Space Depot' For The Rocket Builders

[ben franchuk <bfranchuk@jetnet.ab.ca>]

L. Clayton Parker wrote:
> Wanted: 'Space Depot' For The Rocket Builders
> by Joe Latrell
> Colorado Springs - Dec 30, 2003

> For the record, I want to go to space. I created a company to start 
the ball
> rolling in that direction but I have found, like many others who have
> started aerospace firms that the resources needed aren't quite there 
yet. It
> is a sad state of affairs. If you want off the shelf parts, they are
> practically non-existent.
>
> For those parts that do exist, the companies that produce them fear 
selling
> them because of liability issues. If someone were to create a 'Space 
Depot'
> then many infrastructure problems would have easier solutions and we 
can get
> to space that much faster.
>
> So, how much for those 2,500 pound engines on isle 3?

I want to rent a few on Isle 3. The problem is there is no way to
make $$ easy in space. You have to move to the moon or planets.
Since the cost to get to space is about 10x ( ballpark figure )
I expect that a mature space transportion industry will transport
a payload about 1/10 the than today's typical air travel.

The other problem is the infrastructure on the planet earth is top-heavy
in that it gets all the raw materals and energy cheap, unlike
that in space.


>
> Joe Latrell is President and CEO of Beyond-Earth Enterprises, a space 
launch
> company based in Colorado Springs, CO. He is an avid space enthusiast and
> participates in a wide range of space related activities from discussion
> groups to systems development. He can be contacted via Joe Latrell
> Joe_latrell@NOSPAM@beyond-earth.com - replace @NOSPAM@ with single @
>

So where is the 2004 Hardware catalog?
Got any 6V6 vacuum tubes on isle #5, so I can have music on my Mars
Estate? I got 3.125 selims I need to claim from the Lunar Embassy.
What about rocket engine replacement, is it 100% repariable.
What about information technology, I refuse to pay M$ any money for
computer hardware. Is it open source?

Ben. Gumpy space dreamer.