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- Subject: Re: Clinton's Promises (space) in Charlotte Observer
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- Date: 28 Jan 93 02:58:44 GMT
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- In article <1k6beeINNgtf@mojo.eng.umd.edu>, sysmgr@king.eng.umd.edu (Doug Mohney) writes:
- > In article <1993Jan27.021023.8557@pages.com>, bwebster@pages.com (Bruce F. Webster) writes:
- >>. I have friends who are still heavily involved in
- >>the space industry at various levels. I happen to think that the best thing
- >>Clinton could do would be to kill SS Fred and offer $10B, tax-free, to the
- >>first US corporation or consortium to put a station on orbit and keep it
- >>staffed by at least X people for a year and day. He should also offer $5B to
- >>the second corporation/consortium to do the same thing. The government would
- >>spend less, create more jobs, and built an 21st century industrial base.
- >
- > Gosh, you been hanging out with Jerry Pournelle, huh?
- >
- > He has expounded on the bonus plan to build a moon colony through the same
- > fashion.
- >
- > I got some questions for you:
- >
- > A) Who owns possession of the technology used to develop the station?
- Good solution/answer given below! But its debatable.
-
- > B) Who owns the data?
- Same solution to a point.
- > C) How do you set the damned thing up without using goverment help
- > in the first place? Guess who owns all the big launch facilities.
- > (Unless, of course, you wish to disguise this as a Russian
- > Marshall Plan, which is not necessary a Bad Thing. Just be say
- > so up front).
- Hum, I think there is some space facilties that are not directly federally
- owned and we shall see. I do like the idea of a marshal plan type idea, after
- all it can make us the benefiters, have the russians do all the work and we
- benefit. Also make the russian ean their money and they will be paying it back
- in many ways better than a long term loan (which many counteries never seem to
- pay off).. (see Poker flats in Alaska for semi-Nasa facilty.
- > D) Does it have to be a U.S. corp? What if I use off-shore tech, say
- > get the Italians into building my living modules?
- Off the shelf would be nice, forgein that is a problem that will be worked
- out.. Maybe if the holding company is US, many subcontrators are not US even in
- normal projects. Ever heard of Alyeska, its a front/combo company to handle the
- Alaska Pipeline and build it.. Co-owned by Arco, BP, Standard, and one or two
- others, BP is not a US company.. I think Shell was the other one (Dutch).
- >
- > IF, in exchange for the prize money, the government gets rights to the
- > "science" without infringing on trade secrets, it might work.
- >
- >
-
- > I have talked to Ehud, and lived.
- > -- > SYSMGR@CADLAB.ENG.UMD.EDU < --
-
- Jerry Pournelle, hum.. Does anyone have access to a ear at the Planetary
- Society? Pass these ideas on to them...
- Does Jerry Pournell have anet address (drop box is better)??
-