tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389480741181428499.post2789419324220804811..comments2019-10-13T04:05:57.650-07:00Comments on E[Optimism]: Everything We Hold of ValueUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389480741181428499.post-13846703623990081732012-05-09T01:37:30.937-07:002012-05-09T01:37:30.937-07:00You're absolutely right! I think it's all ...You're absolutely right! I think it's all very exciting, even though SpaceX keeps hitting delays on that launch you mentioned. There's also the ongoing Google Lunar X Prize competition which I think will lead to some new innovations once it's won.<br /><br />And then there's my personal favorite, Copenhagen Suborbitals, a nonprofit building a rocket to send a human to space on a budget of tens of thousands of dollars rather than tens of millions.Expected Optimismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529415638698561443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3389480741181428499.post-55309286155079455232012-04-27T03:39:11.017-07:002012-04-27T03:39:11.017-07:00You beat me to a post about Planetary Resources......You beat me to a post about Planetary Resources... cool stuff! I hadn't heard about the sea-floor mining, either.<br /><br />The only thing I want to add to the discussion about public/private space innovation is that this is just the latest (and by far the most ambitious) in a growing line of private space initiatives, from Elon Musk's SpaceX (scheduled to launch to the ISS on May 7, I believe) to Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin. We seem to be entering an interesting phase where the rich get richer... and the rich use their wealth to fund ambitious space projects that have the potential to benefit all of humanity.<br /><br />I'm not placing my expectations too high on some of this stuff, as the odds seem enormous, but I'm very much excited for every development.joshuahttp://www.postlibertarian.comnoreply@blogger.com