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Re:Why I thought we'd all be living in space by now by zandorg on Saturday January 10, 2009 @09:14PM (#428671)
I agree, especially about the 'private' part. Going public (I think) tends to have value by having a lot of employees. Staying private won't affect the market cap if they lay people off.

I'm not saying slash and burn, just that the lowest launch cost is made possible.

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Re:Why I thought we'd all be living in space by now by randallsquared on Saturday January 10, 2009 @09:24PM (#428685)
Hm. I actually was referring to not becoming bound too tightly to the government (that is, "public sector"), when I said "private". I do agree that not becoming a publicly-traded company may help them stay small and lean, but I'm not sure that's a major risk anytime soon anyway.
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