On 14 Jun 2017 at 10:43, Kelly St. Clair wrote:

> ... and as an addendum to that, if we actually /had/ a (manned) space
> program that went anywhere past low orbit, and at least semi-permanent
> settlements on /any/ other body in this system, we'd probably have a
> better context for what travel times are "supposed" to look like.
> But... we don't, and so our perspective has a sharp falloff between "a
> few hours and hundreds of dollars" and "never, for any amount of
> money." :p

Also, once we get a bit beyond the "quick sub-orbital flight for $$$"
stage, it wouldn't be that hard to turn much the same craft into "New
York to Sydney in 90 minutes for $$$" which will put a whole new face
on things.

You could also have somebody offering 1 hour package delivery for
most of the US and Canada.
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