Space federation lifts off

Stanley A. Clemenz, 10100 Hillview Dr, Apt 216, Pensacola, Fl. 32514 — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 21:32:24 GMT

Is membership (Of some sort) available to individuals who worked in the Space Program as an Aerospace Engineer in Operations, Flight Planning/Testing, Flight Controller, etc. I am 85 years old and worked in Engineering 61 years. I can still write, edit, review, check etc.

Space federation lifts off

Ed,Calgary,Canada — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 20:38:07 GMT

"I would put it more akin to 1929, where you had fledgling airlines competing with each other, but they sat down and said, 'We need to form a cartel and divide up the air mail routes,'".
search Wikipedia for
Air Mail Scandal of the 1930's

Competition is very important and must be
maintained at all times. Without choice you end up with deals like the Boeing-LockMart EELV merger.
The PSF should be carefully watched so it dose not go down the same road.

Space federation lifts off

Frank Glover, Rochester, NY — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 02:08:45 GMT

Let's hope that these ventures become active and profitable enough that we even *have* to worry about anti-trust actions.

Remember, the early aircraft pioneers didn't have as many pre-existing regulations to deal with, either...

Space federation lifts off

Diana Lovelady, Oklahoma City, OK — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 11:02:51 GMT

I'm ecstatic that "safety" is their first concern. I'm just wondering if the commercial pilots and passengers will have to sign non-disclosure statements about what they see or might see during their space flights. Was this a topic of concern? Astronauts and all NASA workers have to sign them because of national security. Has anyone thought of this yet?