To: gtoland who wrote (617 ) 3/14/1999 4:54:00 PM From: Richard Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 680
Hi Gary, The part on possible connection for a deal of Bill Gates and EPEA has been floating out there for a year or so now, but I have no facts either way on if this is true. I can say that sometime around Aug.-Sept. of 1998 [and you may have seen it also] that on the nightly National News, that it showed Bill Gates on a military jet [looked like it may have been a B-52] of where they showed the firing of a Pegasos [unsure on spelling] rocket at high altitude from the wing of the aircraft. Later last fall NASA announced that they were pulling out of the Pegasos Rocket Program. It has been years now sense Bill Gates made it clear that he wanted for Microsoft their own world wide satellite system up there, and as far I know with years already pasted bye, Bill Gates has yet to get even one satellite up there of the many that will be needed to circle the world. The type of obit [low] for the needed satellite setup for Microsoft would fit well in a EPEA Launch Program, for as one of several examples, we have all heard of possible use of Kodiak Island off of Alaska as being used by EPEA. Most other rocket systems rely on liquid fuel for launch, and even at the Cape in Florida, launches have had to be delayed because it was to cold. while the Peacekeeper with its solid fuel launch will not be delayed by cold weather and I can only see higher cost for those that would want to liquid launch from off Alaska with its far more colder weather. Motorola also wants to have its own world wide satellite system and is not getting anywhere fast on it, as I hear it is so that a person with a cell-phone can call from any spot on earth to anyother spot on earth. On the BB there has been talk of how EPEA ever put up the needed funds to get operational of which their are many avenues that may come into play, and one possible route is if EPEA with stock options and giving Bill Gates a priority toward launches, of where 50-100 million dollars would be as we all know a small play for Bill Gates to carry out, if he gets what he wants in getting up his satellites and could see a profit as a extra from EPEA, for like him or not, he still gets high marks as a business man. As stated above, except for the facts I told off, the rest are only thoughts and idea's that I have of the present EPEA situation, as we all are in need of some hard facts from EPEA on what is taking place right "now", but I don't recommend any of us holding our breath in waiting for "new hard fact News from EPEA!!!!!! EPEA Believer*Richard