Originally Posted by
Bill Greenwood
I'm not sure about that fuel this uses, but I'd bet that it is primarily powered by funding from taxpayers, now or in the future. The cost must be in the hundreds of millions$. Paul Allen can afford to spend a lot, but Id be surprised if he was funding this soley, with no retun. Its not like a computer or software that the public is going to be a customer for, at least not knowingly. I dont think I have seen the photo or heard of the program before, or at least I didnt take notice of it.
It reminds me of the Spruce Goose and if I recall , Howard Hughes who had oil wealth from the invention of a major type of drill bit, recieved a lot of government funding.