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To: gondramB
Does that mean the state is paying for this

That's right. Virgin will lease it for a while.

Landing fees should pay the rest. Oh, sure.

43 posted on 12/14/2005 12:56:11 PM PST by RightWhale (Not transferable -- Good only for this trip)
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To: RightWhale

" That's right. Virgin will lease it for a while.

Landing fees should pay the rest. Oh, sure."


So this is a quarter billion dollar tax payer funded project subsidizing a British company and whether the state gets paid back depends on the success of commercial spaceflight.

Don't think I would have voted for that.


46 posted on 12/14/2005 1:00:16 PM PST by gondramB (Rightful liberty is unobstructed action within limits of the equal rights of others.)
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