I can see where both of you have a beef, however as there was a thread long ago about private spaceflight and legal ramifications.
FAA is overall in charge of spaceflight from United States, Flights from Wallops Island are still regulated by the FAA, just as a complimentary regulatory agency.
Because whatever the last agency did, was NOT regulated, therefore they did not seek approval from NASA, nor FAA.
However legal/illegal that is, depends on where you are going.
If your going to about 50M short of the ISS, I would say, "Houston, we have a problem".
Antarctica is about a retarded site, if you ask me. It would be the MOST inefficient site to launch from. Some other islands out of US territories would serve well.
Just getting certified to fly is very hard, and would take quite a bit of money from private sources. Those private sources would like to see a return on their investment, such as everyones favorite receipt, CASH.
R & D up to an un-manned mission would be in the neighborhood of about 5-10 Million, yes that Million with an M. Certification, Regulation and Fuel would raise costs through the roof as well, your not looking to just go into air, your looking to go into space.
FAA is overall in charge of spaceflight from United States, Flights from Wallops Island are still regulated by the FAA, just as a complimentary regulatory agency.
Because whatever the last agency did, was NOT regulated, therefore they did not seek approval from NASA, nor FAA.
However legal/illegal that is, depends on where you are going.
If your going to about 50M short of the ISS, I would say, "Houston, we have a problem".
Antarctica is about a retarded site, if you ask me. It would be the MOST inefficient site to launch from. Some other islands out of US territories would serve well.
Just getting certified to fly is very hard, and would take quite a bit of money from private sources. Those private sources would like to see a return on their investment, such as everyones favorite receipt, CASH.
R & D up to an un-manned mission would be in the neighborhood of about 5-10 Million, yes that Million with an M. Certification, Regulation and Fuel would raise costs through the roof as well, your not looking to just go into air, your looking to go into space.