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- From: blumb@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Bill Blum)
- Subject: Re: The Real Justification for Space Exploration
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- Organization: SEDS National Board Member
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- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 10:24:48 GMT
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- In article <YAMAUCHI.92Dec23004324@yuggoth.ces.cwru.edu> yamauchi@ces.cwru.edu (Brian Yamauchi) writes:
- >Asking "why explore space?" is like asking "why feed the starving?",
- >"why create art?", or "why do basic science?" It all comes down to
- >basic human drives, and I would argue that the drive to explore is
- >just as basic as the drive to help, to create, or to learn.
-
- Good point, Brian.
-
- That's like asking "Why flame people on USENET?" It's just a basic, human
- desire.
-
- >
- >The major achievement of Apollo was not Teflon. The major achievement
- >of Apollo was putting a man on the moon.
- >
- A Purdue Graduate, no less! :)
- (Sorry..just had to plug my school :) )
-
- >
- >At some level, perhaps the most honest answer to the "why explore
- >space?" question is the simplest -- "If you have to ask, you'll never
- >understand."
-
- Science has produced many things which have resulted in giant leaps in the
- quality of life on Earth. However, one can't take giant leaps without
- making some small steps beforehand.
- ....20 Jul 1969, Mare Tranquilitatis is my favorite example, but, I'm
- biased, and according to some people, i'm a "zealot." :) Zealots unite!
-
- --
- Bill Blum * "God willing...we shall return."
- Purdue University * Gene Cernan, The Moon, Dec 1972(BSEE P.U. 56)
- School of Nuclear Engineering * Member of the SEDS National Board
- blumb@sage.cc.purdue.edu * Ad Astra Per Ardua!!
-