Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!snorkelwacker!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!milton!maven!games From: games@maven.u.washington.edu Newsgroups: sci.space Subject: Re: SSX: Space Ship Experimental (stolen propaganda?) Message-ID: <13093.25b335f9@maven.u.washington.edu> Date: 16 Jan 90 22:55:53 GMT References: <9001121009.AA01853@zit.cigy.> Organization: University of Washington, Seattle WA Lines: 51 In article <9001121009.AA01853@zit.cigy.>, bpistr@cgch.UUCP writes: >>Organization: Ciba Geigy ZIT (Central Engineering) Basel, Switzerland > > The following was extracted from the Byte Information Exchange in the > 'space' topic. The author is one of the reigning space technology > gurus in that conference. I thought it might be of interest to readers > of this list, so I'm passing it along... > > Apparently this vehicle (SSX) has been approved for concept validation > studies by SDIO (the "Star Wars" people), as a cheaper possiblity for > access to space. (God knows we need one!). > US Vice President Dan Quayle, who seems to be the administration's point > man for space, has made some supportive comments about the need for lower > cost access to space, etc., so far without referring to this project by > name, anyway. > > ------------------ start of included material -------------- > ========== > space/long.messages #750, from hvanderbilt, 13708 chars, Fri Jan 12 02:24:37 1990 > ---------- > Space Ship Experimental > > The Case For SSX ........ Vast quantities deleted here. > > ------------ end of included material ----------- > Is this for real? I don't mean the concept, I mean the statement about Star Wars Concept Validation. This article is almost a direct steal from the Gary Hudson/Project Phoenix literature. the points, concept,presentation layout, and a lot of the phraseology(sp?) are identical. The government wants 1 billion to do this? Gary Hudson says that he needs only 25 million to get a prototype in flight. (Or is that 25 million more than he has now?) In any case if the government gets going on this, what will he do, consult with them on the project? What I would like to find out is : Who is the brilliant guy that stole his literature, and is passing it off as a new SSX? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trendy footer by: John Stevens-Schlick Internet?: JOHN@tranya.cpac.washington.edu 7720 35'th Ave S.W. Seattle, Wa. 98126 (206) 935 - 4384 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My boss dosn't know what I do.