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- From: aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer)
- Subject: Re: Government-run programs Was: Re: Justification for the Space Program
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.203937.27599@iti.org>
- Organization: Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow
- References: <1992Dec29.145537.9264@cs.rochester.edu> <1992Dec30.200706.29744@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 20:39:37 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec30.200706.29744@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> Dr. Norman J. LaFave <lafave@ial4.jsc.nasa.gov> writes:
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- >>prevented from some action. The government doesn't subsidize mountain
- >>climbing; why should it subsidize much more expensive space escapism?
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- >The fact that you can equate these two things just shows how
- >out of touch with reality you really are.
-
- Oh I don't know about that. I see lots of similarities. Both climbers and
- astronauts are small groups of well trained people. Both spend lots of
- money to do what they do. Both are limited to letting very small numbers
- of people do something exciting. After all, I will never climb Mt. Everest,
- nor (the way things are going) will I ever go into space.
-
- Now you might argue that space is the future of mankind and that a
- spacefaring civilization is more important than rock climbing. I aggree
- with that but must point out that if you think current government space
- activity has anything to do with that then YOU are the one out of touch.
-
- Allen
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