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From: pezely@udel.EDU (Dan Pezely)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: Re: Space Quest
Message-ID: <20180@louie.udel.EDU>
Date: 21 Jul 89 17:01:08 GMT
References: <1989Jul21.031420.1292@utzoo.uucp> <20134@louie.udel.EDU> <27875@watmath.waterloo.edu>
Reply-To: pezely@udel.EDU (Daniel Pezely)
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In article <27875@watmath.waterloo.edu> grwalter@watmath.waterloo.edu (Fred Walter) writes:
>I don't see what benefit the space contractors would get out of it. They'd
>be giving up something (whatever they gave you); in return they'd get more
>people telling them what to do - people who don't have any money to pay
>for putting payloads in space.

Hopefully, they would be telling themselves what to do.  The Space Quest
Foundation will be there just to setup up the whole thing.  The actual
adminestrative corporation would be formed by the contractors.  We might
help with personnel placement, facilities, etc, but it will be entirely
within their control.

>I'm interested in doing something, but I don't see the above ever happening.
>No company interested in turning a profit will give up something just to get
>more administration. If I've misinterpreted something, please let me know.

It will definitely never happen unless we try.  This is a start point.
I plan on doing something, and I think big.  If enough corporations are
asked, then maybe something will happen.

>However, the above does give me some ideas...

That's one of the purposes of Space Quest!

- Daniel