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- Subject: Justification for the Space Program
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- Date: 23 Jan 93 02:59:07 GMT
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- I know that the discussion regarding the justification for the space
- program died out about 2 weeks ago, but I just bought a book related to
- the subject and I was wondering if anyone on the net has read it.
-
- It's called "Breakout Into Space, Mission for a Generation" by George
- Henry Elias. The cover blurb reads in part: "(the book) presents a
- broadly, efficiently argued case for moving civilization beyond Earth's
- limits and into the solar system. (Elias) explores the environmental,
- economic,, and political benefits of space settlement. Inhabiting space
- is no longer science fiction, but human necessity - and destiny . . .
- The establishment of a space civilization is an essential part of the
- effort to preserve the environment, prevent global war, and provide a
- stable economic future".
-
- Any comments about the book, either pro or con?
-
- Disclaimer: Opinions stated are solely my own (unless I change my mind).
- Ben Muniz MUNIZB%RWTMS2.decnet@consrt.rockwell.com w(818)586-3578
- Space Station Freedom:Rocketdyne/Rockwell:Structural Loads and Dynamics
- "Man will not fly for fifty years": Wilbur to Orville Wright, 1901
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