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Re:SpaceX undercut ULA rocket launch pricing by 40 percent: ... by TeMPOraL on Friday April 29, 2016 @03:58AM (#11594351)
> As for ambitious research projects, (...) there's academia, government grants (...)

I.e. both of which provided by a de-facto ultimate monopoly which can afford "luxuries" like basic research because they don't have to worry it won't pay off next quarter.

> (...) and venture capital.

I want to see VC-sponsored ambitious research projects. VC-money-induced thinking is very short term.

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Re:SpaceX undercut ULA rocket launch pricing by 40 percent: ... by morgante on Friday April 29, 2016 @05:33AM (#11594610)
> I want to see VC-sponsored ambitious research projects.

Isn't that exactly what YC research is?

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Re:SpaceX undercut ULA rocket launch pricing by 40 percent: ... by TeMPOraL on Friday April 29, 2016 @05:43AM (#11594643)
Yes. It's also, like, just created. I'm observing it with keen interest.
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