Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Repeating History

[MerlinSub@t-online.de]

Good idear - just looking for somebody spent the money. 

Count me in - I will spent 1000 USD for the price. 
"For the first private guy build a submarine runs 8 knots at 8000 feet for 80 hours."
High target - but maybe possible - without nuclear power. 

regards Carsten

"Paul Kreemer" <paulkreemer@gmail.com> schrieb:
> To get undersea exploration moving again I'd say that like the Space Race
> years, we need a competitor and, unlike the Cold War, it has to be a public
> spectacle.  Some series of events over a few years working towards a big
> goal...
> 
> Maybe an X-Prize type competition to involve private industry and the
> public.  This seems to be the time for competition between private companies
> towards a big purse: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansari_X_Prize#Spinoffs
> 
> And of course, structure it to produce a flashy reality TV series.  :-)
> 
> 
> Paul
> 
> On 8/31/06, VBra676539@aol.com <VBra676539@aol.com> wrote:
> >
> >  I think they're spending trillions on the space station which uses
> > baseline data including NASA's Ben Franklin mission--and they ain't going to
> > spend much on the ocean, even though it's a heck of a lot closer,
> > substantially warmer and considerably more informative--at least from our
> > perspective. The drift mission was a stunt. I had some friends who were
> > involved on the preparations and topside watch, and the data gathered just
> > repeated the tests already done. Aside from the (relatively minor)
> > oceanographry and hydrography segments, not much happened that couldn't be
> > replicated in a sealed housetrailer with television screens for windows and
> > plenty of hot water. But man, I'd have LOVED being there!!!
> > Vance
> >
> 





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