From: axgarciaz65@go.com   
      
   "Allen Meece"  wrote in message   
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   >   And I very much doubt that three little sailing ships can discover a   
   new   
   > world across the ocean.   
   >   Pessimists talk that way because they think it makes them sound smart.   
   >                           ^   
   >                         //^\\   
   >        ~~~ near space elevator ~~~~   
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   Perhaps ... SOME pessimists talk that way because they they know quite a   
   bit more than you do.   
      
   Really, just how many PDE's have been flown in the past 50 years?   
      
   How many have boosted a payload to supersonic speeds let alone hypersonic   
   speed?   
      
   How many funded projects are there researching PDE's and their application   
   working toward a flying prototype?   
      
   If the answers to those questions are zero or some close approximation,   
   it's not hard to see why doubt is the best approach today.  Flippant   
   remarks such as your 'Pessimists ...' remark only sound smart in   
   hindsight.  It is easy to forget all the crack pot ideas that failed for   
   every one that succeeds.   
      
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