Re: Physicist James Van Allen Dies at 91

lou@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
So while the the Apollo/Surveyor/Lunakhod comparison is interesting, I
don't think you can use it to show that manned missions will always be
better from a science/$ viewpoint.

A useful comparison is deep ocean research - for every Alvin there is
ten unmanned platforms. Despite multiple attempts, manned exploration
has almost always taken a back seat - and much useful science is
accomplished without them.

D.
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