Re: Kerry on Bush Space Plan: At least he's in favor of Saving Hubble!
From: Chris L Peterson (clp_at_alumni.caltech.edu)
Date: 06/17/04
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Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 20:43:38 GMT
On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 20:30:01 GMT, "Jon Kickerston" <none@nospam.com> wrote:
>Now I must say something, even though I was not going to respond to this
>thread any further. You, sir, are an idiot! Period. If you think it's
>worth more than human life, why don't you go fight a war like is being
>fought right now in Iraq. Once you return, I'm sure your pathetic opinion
>would change. Geez... I still can't believe someone made such a
>statement........
Well, as it happens I don't believe there is anything being fought for in Iraq
worth a foreign life, so I wouldn't make that sacrifice personally. I do believe
that some scientific knowledge is worth risking life for. We are not talking
about certain death here! The Space Shuttle has a risk associated with its use.
So maybe something like one in fifty or a hundred flights will result in a loss
of life. IMO that is a reasonable risk in exchange for the value of the HST- a
risk I would personally accept. I don't ask you to agree, but I think there are
plenty of people who would similarly accept that risk. I don't think that makes
us idiots any more than it makes you one for thinking the HST data isn't worth a
(your) life. These are value judgements, and not really subject to any kind of
objective analysis. All I'm saying is that if there is a crew of astronauts
willing to accept the very slightly higher risk of flying the Shuttle to the HST
(as opposed to the ISS) there is no reason not to do so. If it can be done
robotically for a reasonable price, that's fine. I just don't think the HST
should be sacrificed because of an irrational fear of Shuttle safety problems.
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