Re:Bravo Mr. Laine! (Score 1)

It doesn't sound like he is hiding anything to me, spending his own money on the project. It sounds like he is pretty concerned with and believes in its feasibility to me. It also sounds like there is some spin off technology that has already produced results as well. How long did NASA fail before they got in to space? How much money did they spend? So, he and his team had a setback. Sounds like part of science and the process of daring to try something new and difficult. It sounds as if they are reconstructing the company around products and services they already managed to produce and will likely begin making some money. Since the idea is sound, I expect its only a matter of time till they get the funding they need to continue the effort. Meanwhile if you want to talk about wasting money on ridiculous things, lets look at the space shuttle, which costs like billions just to launch, and the space station which costs like trillions just to stay afloat, all operating under stolen funds from the taxpayers. And, its only a matter of time till all the shuttles blow up of course. They are an idiotic way to get in to space and obsolete. But, is NASA with all their excellence and massive funding spending their full resources for a SSTO vehicle? Don't make me laugh. I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones. John Cage (1912 - 1992) Lack of money is no obstacle. Lack of an idea is an obstacle. Ken Hakuta Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 - 1894) Don't worry about people stealing an idea. If it's original, you will have to ram it down their throats. Howard Aiken (1900 - 1973) An idea is salvation by imagination. Frank Lloyd Wright (1869 - 1959) Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience. Hyman Rickover (1900 - 1986) Good ideas alter the power balance in relationships, that is why good ideas are always initially resisted. Good ideas come with a heavy burden. Which is why so few people have them. So few people can handle it. Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 1 Ignore Everybody, 08-22-04