Snrk... Grandma so funny sometimes.
It'd be nice to have the plans, but actually building it would be a little beyond their budget.
Though with the cargo service (which started as a way to fill Mel's downtime) threatening to become something of a tail wagging the dog, it got split off into PKGS Transportation Service, specialising in secure registered transportation of light-to-medium freight. PKGS is , effectively, a wholly owned subsidiary of of the Gruppe. Listed on the board of directors are Mel's primary crew and Mel herself, with OV-213, a container in Ireland, and some landing rights being listed as corporate assets.
It's also something of a Creative Accounting dodge. PKGS was incorporated in a small container in a business park near Shannon Airport to give them a mundane presence and simplified access to the EU. Some skullduggery involving Irish tax-law's lack of regulation on transfer pricing, the exorbitant costs of providing an armed guard, and the recovery of profits to space follow.
With all that, it won't be long either before they have the cash to invest in something so complex, giving them some real heavy-lift, big-shift ability. Provided they find somewhere that can handle vertical launching, and maybe can find a partner to share the risk with.
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It'd be nice to have the plans, but actually building it would be a little beyond their budget.
Though with the cargo service (which started as a way to fill Mel's downtime) threatening to become something of a tail wagging the dog, it got split off into PKGS Transportation Service, specialising in secure registered transportation of light-to-medium freight. PKGS is , effectively, a wholly owned subsidiary of of the Gruppe. Listed on the board of directors are Mel's primary crew and Mel herself, with OV-213, a container in Ireland, and some landing rights being listed as corporate assets.
It's also something of a Creative Accounting dodge. PKGS was incorporated in a small container in a business park near Shannon Airport to give them a mundane presence and simplified access to the EU. Some skullduggery involving Irish tax-law's lack of regulation on transfer pricing, the exorbitant costs of providing an armed guard, and the recovery of profits to space follow.
With all that, it won't be long either before they have the cash to invest in something so complex, giving them some real heavy-lift, big-shift ability. Provided they find somewhere that can handle vertical launching, and maybe can find a partner to share the risk with.
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--m(^0^)m-- Wot, no sig?