Re: columbia -- what really happened

[Russell <rjshaw@iprimus.com.au>]

Vikki Roemer wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 04, 2003 at 06:02:21PM +1100, Joyce, Matthew wrote:
...
> OTOH, space exploration and research improves everyone's lives-- new
> medicines and medical techniques, etc.  So how is it a waste?  How is
> it anymore of a waste than welfare and socialized medicine?  Not
> trying to start a flame war, just asking a serious question here--
> welfare just rewards people for being lazy and not working, in my
> experience.  Believe me, I knew a lot of kids in school who *aspired*
> to 'being like my parents' or 'being like [best friend's] parents' and
> being paid to sit around at home all day and have fun, collecting
> welfare. *sigh*

IMHO, space work should be only unmanned satellite launches, with all
the saved money used on more fusion power programs. Space exploration
should proceed after making a viable source of long lasting fusion power.