Basil Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 In line with the recent "Space Hotel" thread, here's someone else planning on getting into space. Amazon Founder's Spaceport Plans Moving Forward Yep, Jeff Bezos, creator of amazon . com, has bought a lot of land in Texas, and plans to build a spaceport there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austenandrews Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Re: More private space-flight They better make sure that wind out of El Paso won't catch fire. This is cool stuff. I hope some of these project actually get off the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDrPuma Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Re: More private space-flight Hmph. Wish they'd build the spaceport in a state I'd be seen dead in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublefine Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Re: More private space-flight come on EDP...Texas isn't that bad. Other than the hellish climate...and, in some areas anyway, most of the people...it's a really nice place...kind of... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxom Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Re: More private space-flight Look at it this way, EDP. This will simply providee one more means for rational people to escape the state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdamnhero Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Re: More private space-flight Look at it this way' date=' EDP. This will simply providee one more means for rational people to escape the state.[/quote'] Rational people don't move there in the first place. (Sorry, I'm from New Mexico - making fun of Texas is in the blood.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDrPuma Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Re: More private space-flight Rational people don't move there in the first place. (Sorry, I'm from New Mexico - making fun of Texas is in the blood.) Kind of like us Iowans with Minnesota...or as I call it, "The Canadian Neutral Zone." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dale A. Ward Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Re: More private space-flight Or Kentuckians with Tennessee... (why do we know the inventor of the toothbrush wasn't from Tennessee? If he were, it would've been called the teethbrush.) Or Floridians with Georgia... (why does the St. Johns River flow north? Because Georgia sucks) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starwolf Posted July 29, 2006 Report Share Posted July 29, 2006 Re: More private space-flight Ah Texas... where everything is bigger... Bigger land, bigger brains, bigger boots, and bigger.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaRagno Posted July 31, 2006 Report Share Posted July 31, 2006 Re: More private space-flight Ah Texas... where everything is bigger... Bigger land, bigger brains, bigger boots, and bigger.... Hair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted August 1, 2006 Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Re: More private space-flight I'm going to add this to my future tech links. And I owe you rep for this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted August 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Re: More private space-flight I'm going to add this to my future tech links. And I owe you rep for this one. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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