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From: mfidelma@bbncc5.UUCP (Miles Fidelman)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Buy an Orbiter?
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Date: Sun, 2-Feb-86 18:54:34 EST
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So far, I've seen suggestions that:

	- contributions be made to buy a new orbiter
	- the California lottery fund a new orbiter

How about either:

	- a national lottery 
	- a stock corporation - sell shares on the public exchanges, use
	  the money to buy a new orbiter - lease the orbiter to paying
	  customers on a flight-by-flight basis - the venture might not
	  fully recoup its investment, but I'll bet a lot of individuals
	  would like to own a piece of a shuttle, and some of the corporations
	  and governments that fly satellites would like to put up another
	  orbiter (this might also work as a limited partnership - pass back
	  the losses, etc.)

Miles Fidelman (mfidelman@bbncc5.ARPA)