[Prime Choice]

As the old saying goes, money talks, bull**** walks.

Let's face it: It's easy to be an armchair rocket scientist. If doing it better than NASA was easy, people would be doing it already.

And considering that the private sector is only now doing what NASA was doing nearly 50 years ago, I won't hold my breath for hot dog stands on the moon.

[Brett66]

And considering that the private sector is only now doing what NASA was doing nearly 50 years ago

NASA made a reusable space plane that had a turn around time of 4 days and cost less than 40 million forty years ago?

[Carry_Okie]

And considering that the private sector is only now doing what NASA was doing nearly 50 years ago, I won't hold my breath for hot dog stands on the moon.

Ask Mr. Rutan how difficult it would be to satisfy the certification requirements of NASA and the FAA and you'll understand why that hasn't happened.

NASA has been a great system for the space contractors in the paperwork business though.

[RightWhale]

Las Vegas might get his hotel in space eventually, but not a word from him or any other space entrepreneurs about private property rights to space resources. They all have that fatal blind spot.

[Alex Murphy]

I won't hold my breath for hot dog stands on the moon.

Considering the moon's atmosphere (or lack of), you'd have to if there were :)

[jpl]

And considering that the private sector is only now doing what NASA was doing nearly 50 years ago, I won't hold my breath for hot dog stands on the moon.

I'm think that the private sector was expressly forbidden from trying to do what NASA was doing nearly 50 years ago up until fairly recently.