Re: Replace the space program

Rich wrote: 
Jack Strickland wrote:


We should be spending money on learning climate history, present day oceanic currents etc., predictive models etc like the back of our hands - not going to some other planet (to do what?), or devising make work programs for space engineers.

http://www.sylviaengdahl.com/space/survival.htm
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however, I do agree with you that the current US spaceprogram should be changed. NASA should be altered to a 'research-only' facility. Private ventures should be stimulated as much as possible.
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