tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post6270726538692750669..comments2023-08-18T04:37:47.001-04:00Comments on Byzantium's Shores: chronicling the misadventures of an overalls-clad hippie: Leaps and boundsKelly Sedingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10704114189919711467noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3338557.post-89418325593015451462011-07-05T11:28:18.514-04:002011-07-05T11:28:18.514-04:00Well, my issue is for companies to get into space ...Well, my issue is for companies to get into space they need to make money at it. Is there a need other than launching satellites and other payloads that companies can make money with? I keep going to the Age of Discovery as the model to compare, the crowns of Europe sponsored initial voyages, but the lure of "big money" was the catalyst to make trans-atlantic trips commonplace. Space travel needs a "gold rush" to move the space age into the next phase, otherwise I doubt it's going to go any further than small payload and satellite launches.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17390184801964500564noreply@blogger.com