To James and others of EPEA,
The following is not trying to do a bashing of EPEA, but only
put the true facts on the table.
To start with, the methods used for the press release were far
from professional, as example it looks like faxes to individuals
came before a public release, for which I, as well as I feel most
others read the press release from another party other than direct
from EPEA. Except for their web site, I still fail to find it out
there through any of the normal "Press Release" sources. The matter
of the press release's should just be I feel a learning experience
, for the content was really nothing new.
As on Yahoo reply 302, the wording that was mentioned as changed
of about "the government approved the Peacekeeper technology to
use by EPEA, it in fact is over 11 years old news, for the using of
Peacekeeper Technology is at the heart of what EPEA is all about.
On Yahoo as I remember the statement has changed, and could be
for the fact that people may be getting the idea that it is like
a approval, for which it is far from it.
Now comes the main part in this whole release that really matters
and controls what EPEA can do in launching. In the press release
it mentions the "GOAL" of EPEA is to get a Jan.-1999 licensing to
launch. Notice the word used is "GOAL", which is the same as hoping to get licensing, but this is not a sure date. Those of us that have
been following EPEA, had hopes that in Aug. or Sept. of this year that the "START" part would be put behind us, but it still looms
over EPEA, and moving of a later and later date is very
disappointing, but there has been some positive steps that have taken place.
Over the last few months we have EPEA for what is known, has
been given the go ahead to go for contracts, and they are moving forward with the building and refitting of the former U.S.Air Force
Peacekeepers. I feel these steps have come about because a major
"Think Tank" [of legal experts] in Washington that deals in legal treaties and the likes that are made between countries, back in
around August of this year, "all" came to the same answer, that
the "Start" treaty is "Dead". The reason I feel things have dragged
and EPEA has not got a license yet, is that now the Pentagon and
goverment have to figure out still how to handle this in a correct manner.
Spring of 2000 for first launch, yes that is a realistic date, for
after licensing by EPEA,Lockheed, or Boeing it takes as a normal
after licensing to launch about 18 months. EPEA Believer*Richard
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