World Surveillance Group Inc (fka WSGI)

[william rich]

As I understand it, the gondola was irrelevant. FAA wouldn't approve it manned or unmanned. The anguish on Huff's face when he spoke of the FAA was real and revealing. Whether Mr. Huff can get FAA approval to ever go from Palmdale to Edwards is an uncertainty that remains. I wouldn't be surprised to see it built and ground tested at Palmdale and then disassembled again and trucked to Edwards. I don't doubt that it will happen but the timeframe for all that is...? And time was our edge of advantage.

Let's see what gets done with engineering and construction because much remained to be done when I saw it. But there is now a real team of serious professionals (not a lone mysterious cult figure) who accomplished a huge amount in 3 weeks of work. Three months more and the engineering will be in clearer focus.