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Title: Unrealistic
Review: Mr. Dobbs's personal interest in space is genuine. So is mine. But to claim that space and business are on the verge of an explosive boom - well, that was over-optimistic even before the Columbia disaster. Now it looks as unlikely as ever.........unless of course American companies are willing to out-source satellite-launching to foreign countries like China, at a fraction of the cost in the US. That's the only hope for a boom in space-related businesses, and the more down-to-Earth solution.A handful of super-rich space-tourists willing to risk their lives on a Russian rocket are simply not enough to make an industry. Besides, manned spaceflight is now on indefinite hold in the US, which renders space tourism stillborn, at least in the US.Mr. Dobbs ought to plant his feet firmly in the ground of reality and make a choice at some point which scenario he prefers. The premises of this book are at best premature - at worst totally unrealistic.
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