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Private spaceflight -- getting closer every day

Goddard flies!

Thanks to The Speculist

January 09, 2007 in Science |

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MikeInSeattle

Yet another Seattle Software funded space initiative... The first successful one was funded by Microsoft/VulcanVentures Paul Allen. This one by Amazon's Jeff Bezos.

So, when is the rest of the country going to get around to moving toward the 21st Century and not back toward the 15th? We're getting awfully tired of dragging all of you, kicking and screaming in the right direction.

Posted by: MikeInSeattle | January 09, 2007 at 10:08 PM

pedro

I suppose that's why Boeing moved to Chicago. Or maybe it's the gray permacast. Or all the Californians attracted to the NW by all the monopolistically garnered software wealth.
One thing the NW does NOT have is one school with BOTH the FOOTBALL AND BASKETBALL Division I National Championship titles.
GO GATORS!

Posted by: pedro | January 10, 2007 at 11:56 AM

MikeInSeattle

Nah. Boeing stayed in Seattle. The Executive Office Building moved to Chicago because the CEO's wife was from there. Confusing the CEO's wife's interests with the best interests of the company is why Boeing never quite seems to get it right despite being the only commercial aircraft manufacturer in the US.

Face it, they only compete with the French who give their workers a month paid vacation per year and they still can't beat them.

Posted by: MikeInSeattle | January 13, 2007 at 01:11 PM

pedro

I knew you'd rise to the Boeing bait ;-)

Posted by: pedro | January 13, 2007 at 01:37 PM

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