Comments on: Capitalism in space https://habitablezone.com/2012/08/13/capitalism-in-space/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:12:41 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bowser https://habitablezone.com/2012/08/13/capitalism-in-space/#comment-17377 bowser Tue, 14 Aug 2012 19:41:53 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=20087#comment-17377 That's a normal figure for "profit and overhead". That’s a normal figure for “profit and overhead”.

]]> By: RobVG https://habitablezone.com/2012/08/13/capitalism-in-space/#comment-17364 RobVG Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:14:55 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=20087#comment-17364 And you might want to add competition for contracts to your economic analysis. And you might want to add competition for contracts to your economic analysis.

]]> By: bowser https://habitablezone.com/2012/08/13/capitalism-in-space/#comment-17362 bowser Tue, 14 Aug 2012 06:23:25 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=20087#comment-17362 Well, communications satellites could count, I think. But the latest round of rockets and supply vessels sure doesn't. Who is paying for all of that stuff? Seems to me Uncle Sugar has funded it, one way or the other, with "contracts" for delivery, with R & D, and is the only customer. As a matter of fact, I believe it was private industry who created all of the rockets, all of the orbiters, every bit of it. What was missing was private industry adding another 25% on top of the profit already guaranteed. Capitalism my foot. Simply another way to milk Uncle Sam. Sort of like the mercenaries in the Middle East. Take the place of military personnel, and at one helluva increase in price. Capitalism in war. Not enough to profit from the hardware, have to profit from the bodies. Gee whiz, save the purely ridiculous for the children. Well, communications satellites could count, I think. But the latest round of rockets and supply vessels sure doesn’t. Who is paying for all of that stuff? Seems to me Uncle Sugar has funded it, one way or the other, with “contracts” for delivery, with R & D, and is the only customer.

As a matter of fact, I believe it was private industry who created all of the rockets, all of the orbiters, every bit of it. What was missing was private industry adding another 25% on top of the profit already guaranteed.

Capitalism my foot. Simply another way to milk Uncle Sam.

Sort of like the mercenaries in the Middle East. Take the place of military personnel, and at one helluva increase in price. Capitalism in war. Not enough to profit from the hardware, have to profit from the bodies.

Gee whiz, save the purely ridiculous for the children.

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