tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618880.post8951375223470962298..comments2024-03-27T00:26:31.343-07:00Comments on The Commercial Space Blog: Chuck Blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09506476753520146858noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618880.post-21814049543097338092009-09-07T09:07:51.854-07:002009-09-07T09:07:51.854-07:00For those of us looking for a little more backgrou...For those of us looking for a little more background on this topic the 21st Century Waves Site at http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2009/09/02/the-carnival-of-space-118-and-a-new-nasa/ also has a few useful comments and one or two interesting suggestions of what NASA might eventually become.Chuck Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09506476753520146858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6618880.post-70756978353353389162009-09-06T20:42:00.454-07:002009-09-06T20:42:00.454-07:00Another good comparison of government vs. private ...Another good comparison of government vs. private development of new ideas is a autobiographical book written by Neville Shute called Sliderule. In it he describes the development of the R100 and the R101 Airships in Britain in the 1930s. One was built by the British government while the other was a private consortium.<br /><br />One was built on time and on budget - one was not.<br /><br />One crashed - one did not.<br /><br />Read the book to find out which one. It is a fabulous read.<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />John MeechJohn Meechhttp://www.mining.ubc.canoreply@blogger.com