Re: Space Policy Sucks, while there's Life on Venus

From: Eric Chomko (echomko_at__at_polaris.umuc.edu)
Date: 01/25/05 

Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 19:31:50 +0000 (UTC)

Fred J. McCall (fmccall@earthlink.net) wrote:
: "Captain!" <SpammersMustDie@now.net> wrote:

: :"Fred J. McCall" <fmccall@earthlink.net> wrote in message
: :news:oma6v0d0q0tjr9jdcg8r968km4lhhtch80@4ax.com...
: :> "Captain!" <SpammersMustDie@now.net> wrote:
: :>
: :> :now you're talking. no need for a human foot to ever set a print on that
: :> :hellhole. but i don't think we have anything at the present time that can
: :> :withstand the heat and pressure combo for very long.
: :>
: :> Then why bother sending anything at all?
: :
: :because people are curious freddy.

: Then 'people' should fund it themselves rather than doing it out of
: public monies.

No, there is nothing wrong with government funds for science.

: :enjoy the golden age while we still have
: :it.

: If you think this is the 'golden age' you seriously need to work on
: aiming higher.

: The 'golden age' was 40 years ago, back when we had a goal.

So do you think that Bush's space initiative is hollow?

Eric

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: "Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the
: truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong."
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