In Japan? The Diet is going to take up a Japanese version of the Commercial Space Launch Act.
3 thoughts on “A New Private Launch Industry”
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In Japan? The Diet is going to take up a Japanese version of the Commercial Space Launch Act.
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Rand,
This is interesting. I’ve never really worried about foreign governments competing in space–Chinese or Russians repeating unsustainable moon landings should only elicit a yawn. The worry has always been what would happen if some foreign country figured out that private sector space transportation was the future before our Congress got a clue? I’d be far more concerned about losing our edge if a foreign country really started removing the obstacles for RLV or depot development, or decided to get rid of its own launch vehicles, and act as a customer instead of a provider.
~Jon
So would I. That’s what I always tell people who tell me I should be worried about China. I’ll start worrying about China when they base their plans/hardware on Elon’s and Greason’s, rather than the Russians.
Govt. as a customer provides the required level of funding while building commercial infrastructure. …and it only took more than half a century to figure this out? Hold on to your hats and watch out for wind burn.
More diverse peoples involved also means it’s less likely we’ll miss something important.