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From: bpendlet@esunix.UUCP (Bob Pendleton)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: Re: E'Prime Aerospace Corporation
Message-ID: <1255@esunix.UUCP>
Date: 14 Mar 89 23:35:52 GMT
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Organization: Evans & Sutherland, Salt Lake City, Utah
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From article <12477749495031@osu-20.ircc.ohio-state.edu>, by RYAN-S@osu-20.ircc.ohio-state.edu (stephen):
> 
>   
>   Does anybody have any opinions about which of the small launch companies
> (E'Prime, OSC/Hercules, Space Services, Amroc, etc.) have any chance of 
> commercial success?  In talking to their broker, it seems E'Prime is having
> some difficulties (although I'm not sure what they are), while we have been
> hearing some good things about OSC/Hercules and Space Services (i.e. that
> they have some customers lineds up).  Any thoughts?
> 
> .Steve

I'm biased. My wife and I own a bunch of Hercules stock. The joint
venture with OSC is a very small part of Hercules Aerospace divisions
total business. And Hercules Aerospace is only part of Hercules' total
business. I bought Hercules stock before they went into the commercial
launch business.

The other companies on your list look awfully iffy to me. But then I'm
a very conservative investor. 

			Bob P.
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