Science Is Not About Consensus, And Consensus

In The Coming Era Of Manned Space Exploration By The Private Sector, Market Forces Will Spur Development And Yield New, Low-cost Space Technologies. If The History Of Private Aviation Is Any Guide, Private Development Efforts Will Be Safer, Too.

My Study Is Not As A Climatologist, But From A Completely Different Perspective In Which I Am An Expert … For Decades, As A Professional Experimental Test Engineer, I Have Analyzed Experimental Data And Watched Others Massage And Present Data. I Became A Cynic; My Conclusion - 'if Someone Is Aggressively Selling A Technical Product Who's Merits Are Dependent On Complex Experimental Data, He Is Likely Lying'. That Is True Whether The Product Is An Airplane Or A Carbon Credit.

Flight Out Of The Atmosphere Is A Simple Thing To Do And Should Have Been Available To The Public Twenty Years Ago. Ten Years From Now, We Will Have Space Tourism Where You Will Be Able To See The Black Sky And The Curvature Of The Earth. It Will Be The Most Exciting Roller Coaster Ride You Can Buy.

In 12 Or 15 Years, There Will Be Routine, Affordable Space Tourism Not Just In The U.s. But In A Lot Of Countries.

Virgin Galactic, Which Will Be Operating Spaceshiptwo, Will Be Only One Of Several Spacelines. The Competitors For Virgin Include The Russians, Bezos's Blue Origin, And Possibly Rocketplane Kistler. And Likely A Couple Of Others Who Are Smart Enough Not To Tell People What They Are Doing!