International space station

>
> "The article at the link fails to mention a treaty or that there is a
> cabel controlling prices. More details perhaps? "
>
> Brian, I'm surprised that someone as `inside' as I thought you are would
> even ask this. It isn't some secret `cabal', it's been as well
> documented as OPEC price-fixing, or airline tickets. It's been standard
> business practice in the industry, for years. Maybe my use of the word
> "treaty" wasn't correct, but the price controls on launch costs have
> been a matter of international agreement between many gov'ts and many
> corporations for decades.
>
> Dave

I've never thought of myself as 'inside' so much as 'on the porch,
looking in' (grin).

I was taking what you said literally, not your actual meaning. Call it
an occupational hazard.

Brian Dunbar
System Administrator
Liftport

brian.dunbar@...
aim: bdunbar1967

Remember.
But move forward, too. Light a candle, yes. But also drive a rivet.
~Lileks