i completely agree about the shameful stagnation. There are 2 things - the threshold is too high and there isn't a killer app yet. The Rutan/Branson's venture

i completely agree about the shameful stagnation. There are 2 things - the threshold is too high and there isn't a killer app yet. The Rutan/Branson's venture has crossed the threshold, and they may potentially hit the killer app target if they increase the distance flying - ie. "2 hours from California to Sidney" instead of "from California to an island in the Pacific". $130K instead of $13K in 1st class - it bites, yet the early adopters and economy of scale may as usually help here. I have my fingers crossed :)