Re: shuttle disaster
csj@mindgate.net writes:
> On Mon, 3 Feb 2003 22:36:45 +0000,
> Pigeon wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> > Personally, I think that the space programme in its current
> > state of development is frequently trying to run before it can
> > walk, and consumes money which would be better spent on famine
> > relief.
>
> That's one way to look at it. Agreed, famine victims should have
> priority. But a country which already spends a hundred billion
> dollars for its defense ought to spend a few more tens of billion
> dollars for a space program that could save the planet when the
> next Big One comes along
Wanna "save the planet"? Why not spend some money on finding a way to
reduce our dependence on fossil fuels? I know it would be exciting to be
able to experience escaping to Mars with a gas mask over your face, but
some of us like adventure a little less than that.
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