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The Role of Private Enterprise in Putting Man into Space

Has NASA, the monolithic space agency, safety issues arise from qualified
failed in it's quest to put man out into personnel within a bureaucracy, these
the cosmos? Will profit coupled with issues may not resonate to the proper
man's need to explore be the driving people within the organization. A case in
engine which sends man into the cosmos? point, the knowledge of a strong
Think about what has moved technology potential for a O-ring failure at low
forward within the American society over temperatures between the segments for the
the past 100 years or so. Was Orville solid rocket boosters of the space
and Wilbur Wright employed by the shuttle, existed within the bureaucracy
government. Of course not. Most of their of NASA before the Space Shuttle
research and development for the Challenger explosion. More specifically,
invention of the airplane took place this critical information in terms of
within a small bike shop in western probability of O-ring compromise was
Dayton, Ohio, the birth place of expressed by engineers at Morton Thiokol,
aviation. Thomas Edison, who is the contractor for the development and
accredited with 1,093 patents earning him production of the solid rocket boosters.
the nickname "The Wizard of Menlo Park" This information never percolated upward
used his own money to build the Menlo from Morton Thiokol to the proper people
Park research labs in New Jersey. In within the NASA organization.In private
1889, Thomas Edison established the enterprise, which is non-bureaucratic by
Edison General Electric Company. Thomas nature, a relatively small group of
Edison is considered the most prolific people are working toward a common goal.
inventor of our time and his inventions In this situation, safety issues which
were created within the realm of private arise will be known by all members of the
enterprise.Did the seed for the invention organization. Safety issues will not get
of the personal computer germinate within lost in a bureaucracy. NASA depends on
a government lab? The invention of the it's contractors to deliver a high level
personal computer came from an assortment of safety. A private enterprise depends
of various inventions and from the on itself to provide a high level of
tinkering of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak safety. The structure of a private
in Job's garage in an area now called enterprise is more suited to the endeavor
Silicon Valley, the southern part of the of sending out explorers into space. The
San Francisco Bay Area in northern government should award grants to the
California. Their tinkering led to the most promising companies with the
development of Apple Computers. The story understanding that the sending out of
of Bill Gates and the development of the explorers into space does indeed benefit
Microsoft family of operating systems mankind.Americans are at their best when
took place within private enterprise. The they compete. Competition is an integral
Windows family of operating systems is component of American society. What was
the most widely used on earth and has the driving force that put us on the
been a major player in bringing moon. It was the competition with the
information technology to the developed Russians. At the present moment in time,
world.Examples of major technological this type of competition does not exist.
advancement within the realm of private Although, it appears as if China may be a
enterprise are numerous. Most major future competitor. Americans need to
technological advancements within society compete to accomplish something. It is
have occurred outside the purview of competition which drives the advancement
government intervention. Governments were of technology. Why not let companies
intended to govern the people. The compete for government funding and let
government's role is to preserve the the research and development occur within
environment of freedom and democracy so these companies, and most importantly let
that intellectual curiosity can flourish them compete. These companies can have
within this environment. The government's the same characteristics of any company
role is also to provide funding, and that wants to produce a viable product.
should not be in the nuts and bolts They will not be under contract from NASA
operation of putting man into space. The and will operate as a separate private
ingenuity of man within the realm of enterprise entity. A company can make
private enterprise has resulted in most money from space tourism and the same
of the technological advancements we company can be involved in sending
enjoy today.The cosmos will be explored explorers out into space. Government
by man operating from the base of private grants can be awarded based on how strong
enterprise and the technology needed to the potential exists for space
explore the cosmos will be developed exploration. A company can be involved
within that enterprise. Why is this so? in space tourism, exploration, or can
NASA is an agency driven by fear of provide a research and development
tragedy. More mishaps will decrease the platform. This is the future of man's
probability of sufficient government endeavor into space.Man will be exploring
funding. This cycle of fear, mishaps, and the cosmos with private enterprise being
the hope for continual funding is one the driving engine. If one enterprise
that seems to have no end. But mishaps fails, one of the competing enterprises
are part of the business of putting will win out. Sure there will be some
explorers into space. What can better disasters and risks will be taken because
withstand the expected mishaps. A that is the nature of the business. But
government agency or private enterprise. when unfortunate disasters or mishaps do
If a private enterprise fails, it's occur, the private enterprise engine will
competitor can step in to fill the gap not grind to a complete halt. Burt Rutan
and the engine of private enterprise can and his Scaled Composites team have taken
continue to push man into space. NASA is the first steps toward this archetypical
not a private enterprise competing within dream of exploring the cosmos, and they
the world market place.NASA is not what did it with a fraction of the budget that
it used to be during the Apollo days. NASA uses and with a team of 130 or so
Given it's current mind set and culture, people to boot. They won the Ansari
it will be difficult within this X-Prize by sending a man into space and
framework to send man out into the cosmos returning him safely to earth and then
as true explorers. They have given the they repeated this within two weeks. An
nuts and bolts of putting man into space absolutely unbelievable accomplishment
to private contractors. But these NASA given the facilities and resources which
contractors have the same NASA mind set were available to them. This could only
because they are under the dominion of occur within a society where freedom and
NASA. There is a fear of mishaps within democracy are regarded as a right to all
contractors without true competition individuals. The United States is such a
within the market place. NASA awards society.Burt Rutan has said that he has
contracts to the lowest bidder. Does the never worked a day in his life. He only
lowest bidder provide the highest level plays. His passion for his work is what
of safety. Once a company is awarded a produces results. Burt Rutan and his team
contract, they remain a NASA contractor represent the core of what makes the
for many years and simply become an United States the greatest country in the
extension of NASA. Therefore NASA becomes world. May be terrorist can get it
a autocratic agency with it's arms through their thick heads that freedom
extending outward to many companies. does work. Most importantly, Scaled
NASA's manned space flight program can do Composites has shown the world what
no more then low earth orbit. Year after private enterprise can accomplish. Even
year of low earth orbit does not excite if Scaled Composite's endeavors never go
the American people. Astronauts today are beyond earth orbit, they have taken the
no longer household names. An American first step within the proper mind set and
president here and there will give a culture, and this is what will put man
speech saying we are going to Mars. Even into the cosmos. This mind set and
President Bush's January 14, 2004 speech culture of pure unadulterated
seems to have already been forgotten by intellectual curiosity is what really
the American public.When we went to the will put man into the cosmos. Not NASA's
moon this was the start of an mind set of fear.NASA has played it's
exploration. A goal was set on May 25, important role by lighting the torch in
1961 by President John F. Kennedy, during sending man to the moon. We are now at a
a speech before a Joint Session of point in the history of mankind where
Congress, to reach the moon before the that torch should be passed to private
end of the decade. NASA kicked into high enterprise. The developer of the Ansari
gear and achieved one of the greatest X-Prize I'm sure shares my thoughts. God
accomplishments in the history of has placed the planets and all the stars
mankind. We took the first step into within the universe there for a reason.
space and then just stopped. Since then It is God's intention for us to move
all of the manned space missions have outward into the final frontier. We do
never gone beyond low earth orbit, and this to fulfill the natural curiosity
the American public becomes bored easily. that God has given to us and in the
To gain the American interest and support process we better the lot of mankind.
of the Apollo days, we must send true Lets go...Copyright 2005 Thomas
explorers out into space. NASA wants to SullivanThomas Sullivan, the author of
take such small, time consuming this article is an IT Consultant/Search
incremental steps that by the time comes Engine Optimizer, Pilot, and Space
when the really exciting work begins, the Enthusiast. He currently manages two
American support and interest may be aviation related web sites. These are
eroded to the point where NASA may no Pilot Portal USA - Pilot Weather
longer have the financial means by which Briefing, Flight Schools USA, Aviation
to accomplish such an endeavor. Hence, Directory and Weather for Pilots -
the need for private enterprise to Weather Briefing Checklist, Current
accomplish such an endeavor. If we are Forecast Weather Data. Address
going to go into the cosmos, then lets do questions or comments to Thomas Sullivan.
it and stop the futile activity.A private You can find his email address on his web
enterprise is not a bureaucracy. If sites.




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