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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#article10_03_15_0454256</id>
	<title>SpaceX Conducts First On-Pad Test-Fire of Falcon 9</title>
	<author>timothy</author>
	<datestamp>1268654580000</datestamp>
	<htmltext>FleaPlus writes <i>"On Saturday, SpaceX successfully conducted a launch dress rehearsal and <a href="http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/001/100313staticfire/">on-pad test firing</a> of their completed Falcon 9 rocket, with the 15-story tall rocket held down to prevent launch (<a href="http://www.spacex.com/multimedia/videos.php">videos</a>). SpaceX is one of several likely competitors (ranging from the upstart Blue Origin to the more experienced Boeing) in NASA's new plans for <a href="http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100314/NEWS0204/3140315/US-is-counting-on-a-commercial-space-race">commercial crew transportation to low-Earth orbit</a>. SpaceX has been cleared by Cape Canaveral for the Falcon 9's first orbital launch next month, carrying a test model of the company's Dragon cargo/crew capsule, although CEO/CTO Elon Musk has cautioned that they're still in the equivalent of 'beta testing' for the first few flights."</i></htmltext>
<tokenext>FleaPlus writes " On Saturday , SpaceX successfully conducted a launch dress rehearsal and on-pad test firing of their completed Falcon 9 rocket , with the 15-story tall rocket held down to prevent launch ( videos ) .
SpaceX is one of several likely competitors ( ranging from the upstart Blue Origin to the more experienced Boeing ) in NASA 's new plans for commercial crew transportation to low-Earth orbit .
SpaceX has been cleared by Cape Canaveral for the Falcon 9 's first orbital launch next month , carrying a test model of the company 's Dragon cargo/crew capsule , although CEO/CTO Elon Musk has cautioned that they 're still in the equivalent of 'beta testing ' for the first few flights .
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<sentencetext>FleaPlus writes "On Saturday, SpaceX successfully conducted a launch dress rehearsal and on-pad test firing of their completed Falcon 9 rocket, with the 15-story tall rocket held down to prevent launch (videos).
SpaceX is one of several likely competitors (ranging from the upstart Blue Origin to the more experienced Boeing) in NASA's new plans for commercial crew transportation to low-Earth orbit.
SpaceX has been cleared by Cape Canaveral for the Falcon 9's first orbital launch next month, carrying a test model of the company's Dragon cargo/crew capsule, although CEO/CTO Elon Musk has cautioned that they're still in the equivalent of 'beta testing' for the first few flights.
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31482784</id>
	<title>Re:Whens the IPO for spaceX</title>
	<author>Rolgar</author>
	<datestamp>1268671920000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>When you are building up a company, you start with private financing, either through one rich guy as in the case of many of these private space ventures, or through venture capitalists.</p><p>These guys have taken a large risk, and to make that risk worth it, they want to earn many times that when they have the IPO. The highest payout will come when the company has gone from high risk to sure thing. So when the company is able to launch weekly, with a profit every launch, the market will have a good idea of what the market capitalization (# of stock*stock price=cost to buy the company) should be. The company should provide a decent rate of return with a higher than usual risk premium (a series of crashed rockets might cause the stock to tank for a while) will give the investors a good idea of what the company is worth. Then, the initial investors have to decide if the short term gain of selling the company is worth losing control of their creation plus the long term income they could have by holding the company. Venture capitalists almost always go IPO. I have no idea what percentage of billionaire created companies are held privately. In Kansas, I sometimes hear that Koch is the largest privately owned company in our state. It's difficult to compare the size of the company to others because they aren't required to release financial documents for SEC compliance since they aren't publicly traded on the stock market.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>When you are building up a company , you start with private financing , either through one rich guy as in the case of many of these private space ventures , or through venture capitalists.These guys have taken a large risk , and to make that risk worth it , they want to earn many times that when they have the IPO .
The highest payout will come when the company has gone from high risk to sure thing .
So when the company is able to launch weekly , with a profit every launch , the market will have a good idea of what the market capitalization ( # of stock * stock price = cost to buy the company ) should be .
The company should provide a decent rate of return with a higher than usual risk premium ( a series of crashed rockets might cause the stock to tank for a while ) will give the investors a good idea of what the company is worth .
Then , the initial investors have to decide if the short term gain of selling the company is worth losing control of their creation plus the long term income they could have by holding the company .
Venture capitalists almost always go IPO .
I have no idea what percentage of billionaire created companies are held privately .
In Kansas , I sometimes hear that Koch is the largest privately owned company in our state .
It 's difficult to compare the size of the company to others because they are n't required to release financial documents for SEC compliance since they are n't publicly traded on the stock market .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>When you are building up a company, you start with private financing, either through one rich guy as in the case of many of these private space ventures, or through venture capitalists.These guys have taken a large risk, and to make that risk worth it, they want to earn many times that when they have the IPO.
The highest payout will come when the company has gone from high risk to sure thing.
So when the company is able to launch weekly, with a profit every launch, the market will have a good idea of what the market capitalization (# of stock*stock price=cost to buy the company) should be.
The company should provide a decent rate of return with a higher than usual risk premium (a series of crashed rockets might cause the stock to tank for a while) will give the investors a good idea of what the company is worth.
Then, the initial investors have to decide if the short term gain of selling the company is worth losing control of their creation plus the long term income they could have by holding the company.
Venture capitalists almost always go IPO.
I have no idea what percentage of billionaire created companies are held privately.
In Kansas, I sometimes hear that Koch is the largest privately owned company in our state.
It's difficult to compare the size of the company to others because they aren't required to release financial documents for SEC compliance since they aren't publicly traded on the stock market.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31480870</id>
	<title>Re:15-stories?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1268662140000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>Exactly how tall is a story?</p> </div><p>Each story is roughly 10 feet. So a 15 story building is roughly 150 feet tall.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Exactly how tall is a story ?
Each story is roughly 10 feet .
So a 15 story building is roughly 150 feet tall .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Exactly how tall is a story?
Each story is roughly 10 feet.
So a 15 story building is roughly 150 feet tall.
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31503032</id>
	<title>Flippant comment</title>
	<author>amightywind</author>
	<datestamp>1268742900000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>although CEO/CTO Elon Musk has cautioned that they're still in the equivalent of 'beta testing' for the first few flights.</p></div><p>An awfully flippant comment for someone who aspires to launch astronauts to the Space Station Freedom. If a Falcon 9 crashes in the next few months it will be curtains for Obama's new "plan". The political backlash will be tremendous.</p></div>
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<tokenext>although CEO/CTO Elon Musk has cautioned that they 're still in the equivalent of 'beta testing ' for the first few flights.An awfully flippant comment for someone who aspires to launch astronauts to the Space Station Freedom .
If a Falcon 9 crashes in the next few months it will be curtains for Obama 's new " plan " .
The political backlash will be tremendous .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>although CEO/CTO Elon Musk has cautioned that they're still in the equivalent of 'beta testing' for the first few flights.An awfully flippant comment for someone who aspires to launch astronauts to the Space Station Freedom.
If a Falcon 9 crashes in the next few months it will be curtains for Obama's new "plan".
The political backlash will be tremendous.
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31480802</id>
	<title>15-stories?</title>
	<author>Henriok</author>
	<datestamp>1268661660000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>I know americans have problems with units for length but really "15 story tall"? Exactly how tall is a story?
I don't even know how tall a 15 story tall house is, or even that it's 15 stories tall. Does that include the ground floor or basement? Or the top floor? A penthouse, it that one or two stories and included in this measurement? Can you use "story" to measure something lying down or is everything "1 story long"? The height of a story must differ from house to house so how many stories tall is a 15 story tall house? No one knows how tall a 15 story tall house is, or that it differs from a 12 or 22 story tall house. Intuitively they are just "tall houses" and a 12 story tall house may very well be taller than a 15 story tall house. Insane!

Can anyone translate this into some sane unit? And please, keep reports on scientific and technical issues scientific and technical.</htmltext>
<tokenext>I know americans have problems with units for length but really " 15 story tall " ?
Exactly how tall is a story ?
I do n't even know how tall a 15 story tall house is , or even that it 's 15 stories tall .
Does that include the ground floor or basement ?
Or the top floor ?
A penthouse , it that one or two stories and included in this measurement ?
Can you use " story " to measure something lying down or is everything " 1 story long " ?
The height of a story must differ from house to house so how many stories tall is a 15 story tall house ?
No one knows how tall a 15 story tall house is , or that it differs from a 12 or 22 story tall house .
Intuitively they are just " tall houses " and a 12 story tall house may very well be taller than a 15 story tall house .
Insane ! Can anyone translate this into some sane unit ?
And please , keep reports on scientific and technical issues scientific and technical .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I know americans have problems with units for length but really "15 story tall"?
Exactly how tall is a story?
I don't even know how tall a 15 story tall house is, or even that it's 15 stories tall.
Does that include the ground floor or basement?
Or the top floor?
A penthouse, it that one or two stories and included in this measurement?
Can you use "story" to measure something lying down or is everything "1 story long"?
The height of a story must differ from house to house so how many stories tall is a 15 story tall house?
No one knows how tall a 15 story tall house is, or that it differs from a 12 or 22 story tall house.
Intuitively they are just "tall houses" and a 12 story tall house may very well be taller than a 15 story tall house.
Insane!

Can anyone translate this into some sane unit?
And please, keep reports on scientific and technical issues scientific and technical.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31481572</id>
	<title>This is NOT the first firing!</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1268666340000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>This is the 2nd firing, the submitted cleverly left that out.  The first firing was aborted due to a software glitch not opening a valve and the engines started to go up in flames.  If this had been ARES the submitter would have included that - but his submissions are always slanted.</p><p>http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/001/100309hotfire/</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>This is the 2nd firing , the submitted cleverly left that out .
The first firing was aborted due to a software glitch not opening a valve and the engines started to go up in flames .
If this had been ARES the submitter would have included that - but his submissions are always slanted.http : //spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/001/100309hotfire/</tokentext>
<sentencetext>This is the 2nd firing, the submitted cleverly left that out.
The first firing was aborted due to a software glitch not opening a valve and the engines started to go up in flames.
If this had been ARES the submitter would have included that - but his submissions are always slanted.http://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/001/100309hotfire/</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31481846</id>
	<title>Re:Whens the IPO for spaceX</title>
	<author>CrimsonAvenger</author>
	<datestamp>1268667420000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext><blockquote><div><p>Whens the IPO for spaceX?</p></div></blockquote><p>I suspect Musk doesn't intend to do one.  He doesn't really need the money now (though that may change when it comes time to man-rate Dragon), and giving up control of his company to someone who is only concerned with the quarterly bottom line may not appeal to him.
</p><p>Frankly, though I'd love to own some of SpaceX, I'd prefer to leave it in the control of a guy who isn't afraid to risk some of his own money for long-term gain.  And don't see that it's too likely to stay that way once an IPO happens....</p></div>
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<tokenext>Whens the IPO for spaceX ? I suspect Musk does n't intend to do one .
He does n't really need the money now ( though that may change when it comes time to man-rate Dragon ) , and giving up control of his company to someone who is only concerned with the quarterly bottom line may not appeal to him .
Frankly , though I 'd love to own some of SpaceX , I 'd prefer to leave it in the control of a guy who is n't afraid to risk some of his own money for long-term gain .
And do n't see that it 's too likely to stay that way once an IPO happens... .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Whens the IPO for spaceX?I suspect Musk doesn't intend to do one.
He doesn't really need the money now (though that may change when it comes time to man-rate Dragon), and giving up control of his company to someone who is only concerned with the quarterly bottom line may not appeal to him.
Frankly, though I'd love to own some of SpaceX, I'd prefer to leave it in the control of a guy who isn't afraid to risk some of his own money for long-term gain.
And don't see that it's too likely to stay that way once an IPO happens....
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31482392</id>
	<title>Re:Great! Keep (slowly) driving down the cost...</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1268670240000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>and substantial cost reductions through cutting bureaucracy</p></div><p>Private development with agency oversight is the model used by a lot of military projects so I wouldn't get my hopes up in terms of cost reductions or trimmed bureaucracy. Aside from that, how often does the federal government ever reduce bureaucracy?</p></div>
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<tokenext>and substantial cost reductions through cutting bureaucracyPrivate development with agency oversight is the model used by a lot of military projects so I would n't get my hopes up in terms of cost reductions or trimmed bureaucracy .
Aside from that , how often does the federal government ever reduce bureaucracy ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>and substantial cost reductions through cutting bureaucracyPrivate development with agency oversight is the model used by a lot of military projects so I wouldn't get my hopes up in terms of cost reductions or trimmed bureaucracy.
Aside from that, how often does the federal government ever reduce bureaucracy?
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31480834</id>
	<title>Re:Great! Keep (slowly) driving down the cost...</title>
	<author>Rogerborg</author>
	<datestamp>1268661840000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Troll</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext>Ah, that's Old School scientific driving forces right there: fear, xenophobia and racism.  You forgot about them stealing all the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dejah\_Thoris" title="wikipedia.org">hot Martian women</a> [wikipedia.org] if they get here first though.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Ah , that 's Old School scientific driving forces right there : fear , xenophobia and racism .
You forgot about them stealing all the hot Martian women [ wikipedia.org ] if they get here first though .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Ah, that's Old School scientific driving forces right there: fear, xenophobia and racism.
You forgot about them stealing all the hot Martian women [wikipedia.org] if they get here first though.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31482048</id>
	<title>Re:15-stories?</title>
	<author>ericspinder</author>
	<datestamp>1268668440000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>The only kind of place I've seen such tall ceilings have been in tropical climates, and never more than a couple of stories high.</htmltext>
<tokenext>The only kind of place I 've seen such tall ceilings have been in tropical climates , and never more than a couple of stories high .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The only kind of place I've seen such tall ceilings have been in tropical climates, and never more than a couple of stories high.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31483170</id>
	<title>Re:Great! Keep (slowly) driving down the cost...</title>
	<author>Areyoukiddingme</author>
	<datestamp>1268673720000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Slowly driving down the cost?  A Falcon 9 launch will cost 1/10th that of anything from United Launch Alliance (the unholy combination of Lockheed Martin and Boeing's launch businesses), with a heavier payload to orbit.  A Falcon 9 launch will cost very nearly 1/50th that of a Space Shuttle launch.  Either way you look at it, an order of magnitude reduction in cost to orbit.  In less than a decade with a work force so small they still qualify for small business status.</p><p>I wouldn't call that slow...</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Slowly driving down the cost ?
A Falcon 9 launch will cost 1/10th that of anything from United Launch Alliance ( the unholy combination of Lockheed Martin and Boeing 's launch businesses ) , with a heavier payload to orbit .
A Falcon 9 launch will cost very nearly 1/50th that of a Space Shuttle launch .
Either way you look at it , an order of magnitude reduction in cost to orbit .
In less than a decade with a work force so small they still qualify for small business status.I would n't call that slow.. .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Slowly driving down the cost?
A Falcon 9 launch will cost 1/10th that of anything from United Launch Alliance (the unholy combination of Lockheed Martin and Boeing's launch businesses), with a heavier payload to orbit.
A Falcon 9 launch will cost very nearly 1/50th that of a Space Shuttle launch.
Either way you look at it, an order of magnitude reduction in cost to orbit.
In less than a decade with a work force so small they still qualify for small business status.I wouldn't call that slow...</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31482662</id>
	<title>not certified yet</title>
	<author>confused one</author>
	<datestamp>1268671440000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>SpaceX has been cleared by Cape Canaveral for the Falcon 9's first orbital launch next month,</p></div><p>No it hasn't.</p><p>from <a href="http://www.spaceflightnow.com/" title="spaceflightnow.com">http://www.spaceflightnow.com/</a> [spaceflightnow.com]:  "Between now and launch, engineers will install the rocket's flight termination system charges that would destroy the vehicle if it flew off course and threatened the public. "</p><p>They haven't installed and tested the equipment to allow the Air Force RSO to destroy the rocket in the event of a guidance failure.  I doubt the Air Force would have signed off on the launch until that is complete.  They're using an Air Force pad; so, they have to follow Air Force rules in addition to NASA flight rules</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>SpaceX has been cleared by Cape Canaveral for the Falcon 9 's first orbital launch next month,No it has n't.from http : //www.spaceflightnow.com/ [ spaceflightnow.com ] : " Between now and launch , engineers will install the rocket 's flight termination system charges that would destroy the vehicle if it flew off course and threatened the public .
" They have n't installed and tested the equipment to allow the Air Force RSO to destroy the rocket in the event of a guidance failure .
I doubt the Air Force would have signed off on the launch until that is complete .
They 're using an Air Force pad ; so , they have to follow Air Force rules in addition to NASA flight rules</tokentext>
<sentencetext>SpaceX has been cleared by Cape Canaveral for the Falcon 9's first orbital launch next month,No it hasn't.from http://www.spaceflightnow.com/ [spaceflightnow.com]:  "Between now and launch, engineers will install the rocket's flight termination system charges that would destroy the vehicle if it flew off course and threatened the public.
"They haven't installed and tested the equipment to allow the Air Force RSO to destroy the rocket in the event of a guidance failure.
I doubt the Air Force would have signed off on the launch until that is complete.
They're using an Air Force pad; so, they have to follow Air Force rules in addition to NASA flight rules
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31482078</id>
	<title>Re:Great! Keep (slowly) driving down the cost...</title>
	<author>angelwolf71885</author>
	<datestamp>1268668620000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext>you do know the MOON would be a " WET LAB " for testing the feasibility of landing on mars right?
i would rather have another Apollo 13 happen close to home rather then around mars

besides that colonizing the moon could be useful for population growth and vacations but i guess colonizing under the sea would be a good start too</htmltext>
<tokenext>you do know the MOON would be a " WET LAB " for testing the feasibility of landing on mars right ?
i would rather have another Apollo 13 happen close to home rather then around mars besides that colonizing the moon could be useful for population growth and vacations but i guess colonizing under the sea would be a good start too</tokentext>
<sentencetext>you do know the MOON would be a " WET LAB " for testing the feasibility of landing on mars right?
i would rather have another Apollo 13 happen close to home rather then around mars

besides that colonizing the moon could be useful for population growth and vacations but i guess colonizing under the sea would be a good start too</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31480978</id>
	<title>Falcon 7</title>
	<author>DIplomatic</author>
	<datestamp>1268662740000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Ha ha! DRESS rehearsal! <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey\_Birdman,\_Attorney\_at\_Law#Main\_characters" title="wikipedia.org" rel="nofollow">(Phil Ken Sebben)</a> [wikipedia.org]</htmltext>
<tokenext>Ha ha !
DRESS rehearsal !
( Phil Ken Sebben ) [ wikipedia.org ]</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Ha ha!
DRESS rehearsal!
(Phil Ken Sebben) [wikipedia.org]</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31480918</id>
	<title>Re:15-stories?</title>
	<author>vlm</author>
	<datestamp>1268662380000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Informativ</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>I know americans have problems with units for length but really "15 story tall"? Exactly how tall is a story?</p></div><p>How tall are you?  A story is a bit taller than that, to account for ceiling mounted HVAC ducts and lighting.  Intuitively its going to be about 10 feet per story, to one sig fig.  Or about 3 meters.  So, figure around 150 feet, or around 45 meters.</p><p>I agree that it is about as annoying as specifying all computer related measurements in "libraries of congress".</p><p>It would have been much more interesting if the journalist compared it to the size of a common launcher, like a space shuttle stack.  Its 25\% taller than a ready to launch shuttle stack or whatever it turns out to be.</p></div>
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<tokenext>I know americans have problems with units for length but really " 15 story tall " ?
Exactly how tall is a story ? How tall are you ?
A story is a bit taller than that , to account for ceiling mounted HVAC ducts and lighting .
Intuitively its going to be about 10 feet per story , to one sig fig .
Or about 3 meters .
So , figure around 150 feet , or around 45 meters.I agree that it is about as annoying as specifying all computer related measurements in " libraries of congress " .It would have been much more interesting if the journalist compared it to the size of a common launcher , like a space shuttle stack .
Its 25 \ % taller than a ready to launch shuttle stack or whatever it turns out to be .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I know americans have problems with units for length but really "15 story tall"?
Exactly how tall is a story?How tall are you?
A story is a bit taller than that, to account for ceiling mounted HVAC ducts and lighting.
Intuitively its going to be about 10 feet per story, to one sig fig.
Or about 3 meters.
So, figure around 150 feet, or around 45 meters.I agree that it is about as annoying as specifying all computer related measurements in "libraries of congress".It would have been much more interesting if the journalist compared it to the size of a common launcher, like a space shuttle stack.
Its 25\% taller than a ready to launch shuttle stack or whatever it turns out to be.
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31485070</id>
	<title>Re:Whens the IPO for spaceX</title>
	<author>WindBourne</author>
	<datestamp>1268680860000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Not for a LONG LONG time. Musk is IPOing Tesla and just wants to get out with his money form it. However, Solar City and SpaceX are going to be the two big winners for him. When this goes IPO, he will walk away with 10's (note the s) of billions or more on this. <br> <br>
Gut feeling says that it will not IPO for over another 3-5 years.  In fact, I think that Solar City will be the next IPO. Solar City will probably generate a 100 million or so for him, which he will re-invest into SpaceX. That will combine with other private investment as well public grants/loans for building more. In fact, I am going to guess that the next investment will be a Tug/Fuel Depot.  OTH, it may be the BFR, but I do not think so. The tug/fuel depot would allow him to send ppl/cargo around leo and on to the moon quickly.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Not for a LONG LONG time .
Musk is IPOing Tesla and just wants to get out with his money form it .
However , Solar City and SpaceX are going to be the two big winners for him .
When this goes IPO , he will walk away with 10 's ( note the s ) of billions or more on this .
Gut feeling says that it will not IPO for over another 3-5 years .
In fact , I think that Solar City will be the next IPO .
Solar City will probably generate a 100 million or so for him , which he will re-invest into SpaceX .
That will combine with other private investment as well public grants/loans for building more .
In fact , I am going to guess that the next investment will be a Tug/Fuel Depot .
OTH , it may be the BFR , but I do not think so .
The tug/fuel depot would allow him to send ppl/cargo around leo and on to the moon quickly .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Not for a LONG LONG time.
Musk is IPOing Tesla and just wants to get out with his money form it.
However, Solar City and SpaceX are going to be the two big winners for him.
When this goes IPO, he will walk away with 10's (note the s) of billions or more on this.
Gut feeling says that it will not IPO for over another 3-5 years.
In fact, I think that Solar City will be the next IPO.
Solar City will probably generate a 100 million or so for him, which he will re-invest into SpaceX.
That will combine with other private investment as well public grants/loans for building more.
In fact, I am going to guess that the next investment will be a Tug/Fuel Depot.
OTH, it may be the BFR, but I do not think so.
The tug/fuel depot would allow him to send ppl/cargo around leo and on to the moon quickly.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31481834</id>
	<title>Re:Whens the IPO for spaceX</title>
	<author>deander2</author>
	<datestamp>1268667360000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>I found one article from Dec 2007 stating they might IPO in the next two years, aka Dec 2009</p><p> <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0344600420071204" title="reuters.com">http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0344600420071204</a> [reuters.com] So, wheres the IPO?</p></div><p>i don't know the specifics of spacex's tech, financials or crookism.  but if i owned a company that in 2007 had planned a 2009 IPO, i probably would have postponed it regardless of how awesome/straight-forward my company was.  i don't know if you remember, but we had a slight stock market hiccup 'round then.  =P</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>I found one article from Dec 2007 stating they might IPO in the next two years , aka Dec 2009 http : //www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0344600420071204 [ reuters.com ] So , wheres the IPO ? i do n't know the specifics of spacex 's tech , financials or crookism .
but if i owned a company that in 2007 had planned a 2009 IPO , i probably would have postponed it regardless of how awesome/straight-forward my company was .
i do n't know if you remember , but we had a slight stock market hiccup 'round then .
= P</tokentext>
<sentencetext>I found one article from Dec 2007 stating they might IPO in the next two years, aka Dec 2009 http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0344600420071204 [reuters.com] So, wheres the IPO?i don't know the specifics of spacex's tech, financials or crookism.
but if i owned a company that in 2007 had planned a 2009 IPO, i probably would have postponed it regardless of how awesome/straight-forward my company was.
i don't know if you remember, but we had a slight stock market hiccup 'round then.
=P
	</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31480878</id>
	<title>Re:15-stories?</title>
	<author>CrimsonAvenger</author>
	<datestamp>1268662140000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><blockquote><div><p>Does that include the ground floor or basement?</p></div></blockquote><p>American article.  On this side of the pond, the ground floor is the "first floor", so it would be included as one of the fifteen stories tall.</p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>Does that include the ground floor or basement ? American article .
On this side of the pond , the ground floor is the " first floor " , so it would be included as one of the fifteen stories tall .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Does that include the ground floor or basement?American article.
On this side of the pond, the ground floor is the "first floor", so it would be included as one of the fifteen stories tall.
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31481250</id>
	<title>Re:15-stories?</title>
	<author>hanabal</author>
	<datestamp>1268664240000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>my building has 14ft ceilings. add a bit between levels and you have 15ft per storey. So how tall is a 15 storey rocket again?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>my building has 14ft ceilings .
add a bit between levels and you have 15ft per storey .
So how tall is a 15 storey rocket again ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>my building has 14ft ceilings.
add a bit between levels and you have 15ft per storey.
So how tall is a 15 storey rocket again?</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31481016</id>
	<title>Re:Great! Keep (slowly) driving down the cost...</title>
	<author>somersault</author>
	<datestamp>1268662980000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p><div class="quote"><p>if they get <b>here</b> first though</p></div><p>Wait, you're already there? And there are hot Martian women? Hot damn! I would have expected a lower<nobr> <wbr></nobr>/. id though.</p><p>--<br><i>if you were blocking sigs, you would still have to read this</i></p></div>
	</htmltext>
<tokenext>if they get here first thoughWait , you 're already there ?
And there are hot Martian women ?
Hot damn !
I would have expected a lower / .
id though.--if you were blocking sigs , you would still have to read this</tokentext>
<sentencetext>if they get here first thoughWait, you're already there?
And there are hot Martian women?
Hot damn!
I would have expected a lower /.
id though.--if you were blocking sigs, you would still have to read this
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31481194</id>
	<title>Re:15-stories?</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1268663940000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Americans enjoy non-precise measurement... it hearkens back to measuring length in units of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot\_(length)#Historical\_origin" title="wikipedia.org" rel="nofollow">Monarch's apendage</a> [wikipedia.org]</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Americans enjoy non-precise measurement... it hearkens back to measuring length in units of a Monarch 's apendage [ wikipedia.org ]</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Americans enjoy non-precise measurement... it hearkens back to measuring length in units of a Monarch's apendage [wikipedia.org]</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31480520</id>
	<title>space fight</title>
	<author>arianadwicandra</author>
	<datestamp>1268659500000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Troll</modclass>
	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext>thanks you very much for the information...
if you want to see movie you can go to <a href="http://www.moviesthe.com/" title="moviesthe.com" rel="nofollow">This Web Page</a> [moviesthe.com] or if you want to get the latest info about energy you can go to <a href="http://www.lakeasphalt.com/" title="lakeasphalt.com" rel="nofollow">This Web Page</a> [lakeasphalt.com].</htmltext>
<tokenext>thanks you very much for the information.. . if you want to see movie you can go to This Web Page [ moviesthe.com ] or if you want to get the latest info about energy you can go to This Web Page [ lakeasphalt.com ] .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>thanks you very much for the information...
if you want to see movie you can go to This Web Page [moviesthe.com] or if you want to get the latest info about energy you can go to This Web Page [lakeasphalt.com].</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31483078</id>
	<title>Re:15-stories?</title>
	<author>GooberToo</author>
	<datestamp>1268673420000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>The average story is 10 feet with the average ceiling 8 feet. Period. So since you didn't understand the first time, a 15 story building is on average 150 feet tall.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>The average story is 10 feet with the average ceiling 8 feet .
Period. So since you did n't understand the first time , a 15 story building is on average 150 feet tall .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>The average story is 10 feet with the average ceiling 8 feet.
Period. So since you didn't understand the first time, a 15 story building is on average 150 feet tall.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31480842</id>
	<title>Whens the IPO for spaceX</title>
	<author>vlm</author>
	<datestamp>1268661900000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>5</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Whens the IPO for spaceX?</p><p>I check finance.google.com and its all BS paper shuffling worthless shells of a company.  All either struggling, dying, living off the government teat, or all of the above.  Its like watching a bad season of survivor and the only ones left on the island are the biggest crooks and cheats so you wish none of them would win.</p><p>On the other hand, I'd like to invest in a company doing something interesting, like spacex.  Even if they fail, I'd much rather throw away $$$ on a cool rocket than a bunch of thieving financial industry crooks.</p><p>I found one article from Dec 2007 stating they might IPO in the next two years, aka Dec 2009</p><p><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0344600420071204" title="reuters.com">http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0344600420071204</a> [reuters.com]</p><p>So, wheres the IPO?  I was reading slashdot in the Redhat IPO era and I suspect the combined slashdot readership would probably enjoy buying some SPACEX even more so than RHAT.</p><p>If 50K slashdotters alone, each bought $1K of SPACEX at an IPO, that would be enough for one Falcon 9 launch right there.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Whens the IPO for spaceX ? I check finance.google.com and its all BS paper shuffling worthless shells of a company .
All either struggling , dying , living off the government teat , or all of the above .
Its like watching a bad season of survivor and the only ones left on the island are the biggest crooks and cheats so you wish none of them would win.On the other hand , I 'd like to invest in a company doing something interesting , like spacex .
Even if they fail , I 'd much rather throw away $ $ $ on a cool rocket than a bunch of thieving financial industry crooks.I found one article from Dec 2007 stating they might IPO in the next two years , aka Dec 2009http : //www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0344600420071204 [ reuters.com ] So , wheres the IPO ?
I was reading slashdot in the Redhat IPO era and I suspect the combined slashdot readership would probably enjoy buying some SPACEX even more so than RHAT.If 50K slashdotters alone , each bought $ 1K of SPACEX at an IPO , that would be enough for one Falcon 9 launch right there .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Whens the IPO for spaceX?I check finance.google.com and its all BS paper shuffling worthless shells of a company.
All either struggling, dying, living off the government teat, or all of the above.
Its like watching a bad season of survivor and the only ones left on the island are the biggest crooks and cheats so you wish none of them would win.On the other hand, I'd like to invest in a company doing something interesting, like spacex.
Even if they fail, I'd much rather throw away $$$ on a cool rocket than a bunch of thieving financial industry crooks.I found one article from Dec 2007 stating they might IPO in the next two years, aka Dec 2009http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0344600420071204 [reuters.com]So, wheres the IPO?
I was reading slashdot in the Redhat IPO era and I suspect the combined slashdot readership would probably enjoy buying some SPACEX even more so than RHAT.If 50K slashdotters alone, each bought $1K of SPACEX at an IPO, that would be enough for one Falcon 9 launch right there.</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31482096</id>
	<title>Re:Whens the IPO for spaceX</title>
	<author>Teancum</author>
	<datestamp>1268668680000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Right now SpaceX is entirely being financed by private investors, and the IPO isn't something that is even being discussed.  Yes, it is one of the financing options and it very likely will be the "exit strategy" for the investors once the company gets going, but don't hold your breath yet.</p><p>I think for Elon Musk, one IPO at a time is going to be what he is worrying about at the moment.  Tesla Motors is poised to "go public" in the next six months to a year, and the necessary SEC paperwork is being filed to get that to happen.  Originally Tesla was going to stay completely private but the business of making automobiles is chewing up enough money that a public offering is needed.  If SpaceX is going to have an IPO, I would suspect that it would happen some time after Tesla has its IPO.</p><p>The Reuters article that you are citing here was likely to be some speculation and feeler from Elon Musk over which company to take to IPO first, debating if it should be Tesla or SpaceX.  With the feud happening in Tesla with the dismissal of Martin Eberhard and the federal loans that are being used to develop the next model vehicle for Tesla (and a production vehicle already finished and in the portfolio), Tesla looks like a much better candidate for this kind of financing.</p><p>All that really matters from this perspective is that eventually SpaceX may go public in the future.  If you want to be a small investor into a company like SpaceX, simply wait your time.</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Right now SpaceX is entirely being financed by private investors , and the IPO is n't something that is even being discussed .
Yes , it is one of the financing options and it very likely will be the " exit strategy " for the investors once the company gets going , but do n't hold your breath yet.I think for Elon Musk , one IPO at a time is going to be what he is worrying about at the moment .
Tesla Motors is poised to " go public " in the next six months to a year , and the necessary SEC paperwork is being filed to get that to happen .
Originally Tesla was going to stay completely private but the business of making automobiles is chewing up enough money that a public offering is needed .
If SpaceX is going to have an IPO , I would suspect that it would happen some time after Tesla has its IPO.The Reuters article that you are citing here was likely to be some speculation and feeler from Elon Musk over which company to take to IPO first , debating if it should be Tesla or SpaceX .
With the feud happening in Tesla with the dismissal of Martin Eberhard and the federal loans that are being used to develop the next model vehicle for Tesla ( and a production vehicle already finished and in the portfolio ) , Tesla looks like a much better candidate for this kind of financing.All that really matters from this perspective is that eventually SpaceX may go public in the future .
If you want to be a small investor into a company like SpaceX , simply wait your time .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Right now SpaceX is entirely being financed by private investors, and the IPO isn't something that is even being discussed.
Yes, it is one of the financing options and it very likely will be the "exit strategy" for the investors once the company gets going, but don't hold your breath yet.I think for Elon Musk, one IPO at a time is going to be what he is worrying about at the moment.
Tesla Motors is poised to "go public" in the next six months to a year, and the necessary SEC paperwork is being filed to get that to happen.
Originally Tesla was going to stay completely private but the business of making automobiles is chewing up enough money that a public offering is needed.
If SpaceX is going to have an IPO, I would suspect that it would happen some time after Tesla has its IPO.The Reuters article that you are citing here was likely to be some speculation and feeler from Elon Musk over which company to take to IPO first, debating if it should be Tesla or SpaceX.
With the feud happening in Tesla with the dismissal of Martin Eberhard and the federal loans that are being used to develop the next model vehicle for Tesla (and a production vehicle already finished and in the portfolio), Tesla looks like a much better candidate for this kind of financing.All that really matters from this perspective is that eventually SpaceX may go public in the future.
If you want to be a small investor into a company like SpaceX, simply wait your time.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31480506</id>
	<title>Great! Keep (slowly) driving down the cost...</title>
	<author>wisebabo</author>
	<datestamp>1268659440000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Interestin</modclass>
	<modscore>4</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>...of getting to space by making incremental improvements in technology (and substantial cost reductions through cutting bureaucracy).</p><p>Let NASA do the high risk/high return investments in fundamentally new technologies (aerospike engines, composite fuel tanks, hypersonic ramjets hell even laser beamed launchers or space elevators!).  That, in a nutshell, is Obama's plan isn't it?  To me, just a space enthusiast, it sounds good if not ideal.  ("ideal" would have been to not have invaded Iraq and instead, COLONIZED Mars.  They cost about the same.).</p><p>I just don't want to someday have American astronauts make their first landing on Mars and have to order Chinese food from the restaurant there.  (It's okay, they can have the Moon).</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>...of getting to space by making incremental improvements in technology ( and substantial cost reductions through cutting bureaucracy ) .Let NASA do the high risk/high return investments in fundamentally new technologies ( aerospike engines , composite fuel tanks , hypersonic ramjets hell even laser beamed launchers or space elevators ! ) .
That , in a nutshell , is Obama 's plan is n't it ?
To me , just a space enthusiast , it sounds good if not ideal .
( " ideal " would have been to not have invaded Iraq and instead , COLONIZED Mars .
They cost about the same .
) .I just do n't want to someday have American astronauts make their first landing on Mars and have to order Chinese food from the restaurant there .
( It 's okay , they can have the Moon ) .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>...of getting to space by making incremental improvements in technology (and substantial cost reductions through cutting bureaucracy).Let NASA do the high risk/high return investments in fundamentally new technologies (aerospike engines, composite fuel tanks, hypersonic ramjets hell even laser beamed launchers or space elevators!).
That, in a nutshell, is Obama's plan isn't it?
To me, just a space enthusiast, it sounds good if not ideal.
("ideal" would have been to not have invaded Iraq and instead, COLONIZED Mars.
They cost about the same.
).I just don't want to someday have American astronauts make their first landing on Mars and have to order Chinese food from the restaurant there.
(It's okay, they can have the Moon).</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31480432</id>
	<title>Resurrect Kirk, Long Live Picard, TNG Forever!</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1268658600000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Offtopic</modclass>
	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>Bring back TNG movies!</p><p>firsty post?</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>Bring back TNG movies ! firsty post ?</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Bring back TNG movies!firsty post?</sentencetext>
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<comment>
	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31480912</id>
	<title>Re:15-stories?</title>
	<author>strack</author>
	<datestamp>1268662380000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>why a story is about 15 libraries of congress tall.</htmltext>
<tokenext>why a story is about 15 libraries of congress tall .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>why a story is about 15 libraries of congress tall.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31482988</id>
	<title>kalla pathar</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1268672880000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>0</modscore>
	<htmltext><p>yes, this launch will be more dahkah and blackah than any other. yes.<br>THANKS</p></htmltext>
<tokenext>yes , this launch will be more dahkah and blackah than any other .
yes.THANKS</tokentext>
<sentencetext>yes, this launch will be more dahkah and blackah than any other.
yes.THANKS</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31485612</id>
	<title>Re:This is NOT the first firing!</title>
	<author>WindBourne</author>
	<datestamp>1268683020000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>You know, it really is too bad that our current focus is on Lithium ion batteries. It must make your drugs go up in costs.</htmltext>
<tokenext>You know , it really is too bad that our current focus is on Lithium ion batteries .
It must make your drugs go up in costs .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>You know, it really is too bad that our current focus is on Lithium ion batteries.
It must make your drugs go up in costs.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31482232</id>
	<title>Re:Whens the IPO for spaceX</title>
	<author>khallow</author>
	<datestamp>1268669400000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Dragon looks like it'll be adequately funded by NASA's COTS program (unless that gets changed by Congress, of course). Another potential need is the Falcon 9 Heavy or a Saturn-class heavy lift vehicle. Then we get to possible take over targets. Here, I don't really have a clue. There are a variety of potential customers and services that could be vertically integrated in, but most of them seem very unproven. Maybe investing in some of the commercial services left over from the former Soviet bloc. There are some satellite services companies (mapping, communications, spacecraft construction, etc) that might be a good fit. Build your satellite or space probe using SpaceX's space design division (acquired from someone like Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumann, Aerospace Corp, or Ball Corp) and launch it on a Falcon 9 or Falcon 9 Heavy.<br> <br>

They might need improved launch services. The United Launch Alliance has two separate lines of launch vehicles. The Delta lineage is particularly weak, but their launch and payload integration services are top of the line. SpaceX might need them (or something like them) to be a proper prime contractor (means company can make contracts directly with the federal government) for many military or NASA payloads.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Dragon looks like it 'll be adequately funded by NASA 's COTS program ( unless that gets changed by Congress , of course ) .
Another potential need is the Falcon 9 Heavy or a Saturn-class heavy lift vehicle .
Then we get to possible take over targets .
Here , I do n't really have a clue .
There are a variety of potential customers and services that could be vertically integrated in , but most of them seem very unproven .
Maybe investing in some of the commercial services left over from the former Soviet bloc .
There are some satellite services companies ( mapping , communications , spacecraft construction , etc ) that might be a good fit .
Build your satellite or space probe using SpaceX 's space design division ( acquired from someone like Lockheed Martin , Northrop Grumann , Aerospace Corp , or Ball Corp ) and launch it on a Falcon 9 or Falcon 9 Heavy .
They might need improved launch services .
The United Launch Alliance has two separate lines of launch vehicles .
The Delta lineage is particularly weak , but their launch and payload integration services are top of the line .
SpaceX might need them ( or something like them ) to be a proper prime contractor ( means company can make contracts directly with the federal government ) for many military or NASA payloads .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Dragon looks like it'll be adequately funded by NASA's COTS program (unless that gets changed by Congress, of course).
Another potential need is the Falcon 9 Heavy or a Saturn-class heavy lift vehicle.
Then we get to possible take over targets.
Here, I don't really have a clue.
There are a variety of potential customers and services that could be vertically integrated in, but most of them seem very unproven.
Maybe investing in some of the commercial services left over from the former Soviet bloc.
There are some satellite services companies (mapping, communications, spacecraft construction, etc) that might be a good fit.
Build your satellite or space probe using SpaceX's space design division (acquired from someone like Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumann, Aerospace Corp, or Ball Corp) and launch it on a Falcon 9 or Falcon 9 Heavy.
They might need improved launch services.
The United Launch Alliance has two separate lines of launch vehicles.
The Delta lineage is particularly weak, but their launch and payload integration services are top of the line.
SpaceX might need them (or something like them) to be a proper prime contractor (means company can make contracts directly with the federal government) for many military or NASA payloads.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31480886</id>
	<title>Re:15-stories?</title>
	<author>flyingfsck</author>
	<datestamp>1268662200000</datestamp>
	<modclass>None</modclass>
	<modscore>1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Simple really - 15 stories is about 5 Libraries of Congress tall.</htmltext>
<tokenext>Simple really - 15 stories is about 5 Libraries of Congress tall .</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Simple really - 15 stories is about 5 Libraries of Congress tall.</sentencetext>
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	<id>http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/ConversationInstances.owl#comment10_03_15_0454256.31481316</id>
	<title>Spelling Correction</title>
	<author>greyline</author>
	<datestamp>1268664660000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Funny</modclass>
	<modscore>3</modscore>
	<htmltext>It is spelled iPad, not On-Pad. Get it right, people!</htmltext>
<tokenext>It is spelled iPad , not On-Pad .
Get it right , people !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>It is spelled iPad, not On-Pad.
Get it right, people!</sentencetext>
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	<title>Thank you GOD!</title>
	<author>Anonymous</author>
	<datestamp>1268658540000</datestamp>
	<modclass>Offtopic</modclass>
	<modscore>-1</modscore>
	<htmltext>Better than my girlfriends on-pad testing. Damn bloody mess!</htmltext>
<tokenext>Better than my girlfriends on-pad testing .
Damn bloody mess !</tokentext>
<sentencetext>Better than my girlfriends on-pad testing.
Damn bloody mess!</sentencetext>
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