<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>"I was going to reply with some words concerning the ignorance of that statement, but it might be construed as an ad hominem so I won't. " I'm big enough to take whatever you can throw my way.</DIV></p><p><span style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large" class="Apple-style-span">Ah, but you're apparently too ignorant of the facts to make it worth the effort.</span></p><p> </p><p>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'> "BTW, the X Prize award was $10M."So, it still cost twice as much to build his device as he could have won.</DIV></p><p><span style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large" class="Apple-style-span">Irrelevant. </span></p><p>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>You want reasons?1) To show that it can be done a lot cheaper than NASA. So far that isn't a fact.</DIV></p><p><span style="font-size:48px" class="Apple-style-span">"So far" isn't as important as what will come.</span></p><p>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>2) To show that it can be done without taxpayer's money. Anything can be done without taxpayers money if there's a profit to be made and it isn't dangerous.</DIV></p><p><span style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large" class="Apple-style-span">So? What's your point? </span></p><p>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'> 3) NASA doesn't sell rides. Oh really, why is it I've seen over 6 people pay for trips up to the ISS. Those were regular people that were very rich. I thought the ISS was for scienyific use only, not a hotel for the wealthy. <br /> Posted by cosmictraveler</DIV></p><p><span style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large" class="Apple-style-span">Obviously, you thought wrong. You don't even know who sold those rides.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large" class="Apple-style-span">Flail away, cosmictraveler. I'm sure John Carmack and all the other alt.space entrepreneurs won't pay any attention to you. They're too busy creating the future of human spaceflight to listen to your anachronistic, large font rantings.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large" class="Apple-style-span">Have a nice day </span><span style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large" class="Apple-style-span"><img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-kiss.gif" border="0" alt="Kiss" title="Kiss" /> .</span></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font size="3" color="#ff9900"><p><font size="1" color="#993300"><strong><em>------------------------------------------------------------------- </em></strong></font></p><p><font size="1" color="#993300"><strong><em>"I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. Unsuccessful rebellions, indeed, generally establish the encroachments on the rights of the people which have produced them. An observation of this truth should render honest republican governors so mild in their punishment of rebellions as not to discourage them too much. It is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government."</em></strong></font></p><p><font size="1" color="#993300"><strong>Thomas Jefferson</strong></font></p></font> </div>