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So, do the customers get their money back? Why would any company rely on a yet to be successful rocket to launch them into space? Don't get me wrong it's a co
by pmorici 18y ago
So, do the customers get their money back? Why would any company rely on a yet to be successful rocket to launch them into space?
Don't get me wrong it's a cool idea but wouldn't you want some reasonable assurance of success ie: past success before you forked over your cash?
- icky 18y agoIrate Customer: "Come on, people. This experimental rocketry stuff isn't rocket science!"
- noonespecial 18y agoThere's no such thing as rocket science. Rocket science is a dozen or more sciences all jumbled up together, each of which has to be executed perfectly just to get into orbit. Then the hard part begins. Much respect to NASA and the mars lander programs.
- tlrobinson 18y agoSeriously, now there's 208 people's ashes scattered somewhere over the Pacific instead of space.. "The rocket was also carrying the ashes of 208 people who had paid to have their remains shot into space,"
- bprater 18y agoI'm sure they are covered by insurance and I'm confident Musk clearly clued them in to their current success rate. And I'm guessing the rates were heavily discounted.
- ashwinl 18y ago"Why would any company rely on a yet to be successful rocket to launch them into space?" 2 of the 3 payloads, PreSat and NanoSail-D, were paid for by NASA. With NASA retiring the shuttle in a 2010, the Falcon rockets are looked upon as the next generation of rockets before NASA's Constellation program begins in 2014. Bottom line: NASA is re-positioning itself to help private industry succeed even if the risks are high.
- ashwinl 18y agoPreSat - http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/PRESat.html http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/PRESat.html NanoSail-D - http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/nanosaild.html http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats/nanosaild.html