Re: Economics of Spaceflight

"Eric Chomko" <pne.chomko@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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:Fred J. McCall wrote:
:> "Eric Chomko" <pne.chomko@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:> :
:> :Fred J. McCall wrote:
:> :> "Eric Chomko" <pne.chomko@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:> :> :
:> :> :Fred J. McCall wrote:
:> :> :> simberg.interglobal@xxxxxxxxx (Rand Simberg) wrote:
:> :> :>
:> :> :> :On 12 Sep 2006 13:10:41 -0700, in a place far, far away, "Eric Chomko"
:> :> :> :<pne.chomko@xxxxxxxxxxx> made the phosphor on my monitor glow in such
:> :> :> :a way as to indicate that:
:> :> :> :
:> :> :> :>> >> Yup. Given NASA's current plans, we have a vast surplus of
:> :> :> :>> >> astronauts, which makes the national fuss over losing a few all the
:> :> :> :>> >> more astounding.
:> :> :> :>> >
:> :> :> :>> >It isn't about quantity WRT human life but more at quality. For you to
:> :> :> :>> >act as if human lives, be they astronauts, policeman, fireman or
:> :> :> :>> >soldiers (i.e. people who's lives are on the line WRT their jobs) are
:> :> :> :>> >like crops or livestock, only proves that you lead a pampered, pompous
:> :> :> :>> >and opinionated life where you never have to put your ass on the line.
:> :> :> :>>
:> :> :> :>> Astronauts don't have to put their asses on the line, either. No one
:> :> :> :>> made them be astronauts.
:> :> :> :>
:> :> :> :>The same can be said for policeman, fire fighters and soldiers.
:> :> :> :
:> :> :> :But unlike astronauts, we don't have a surplus of those.
:> :> :>
:> :> :> Rand, when you find yourself in the bottom of a hole, STOP DIGGING.
:> :> :>
:> :> :> Jesus Christ, man, are you REALLY this much of an idiot?
:> :> :
:> :> :He's killfiled you, Fred.
:> :>
:> :> And oddly enough, Eric, this imposes no constraint on my either seeing
:> :> what he posts or responding to it.
:> :
:> :Ah Fred, it's you again... You're like a fart that doesn't stop
:> :stinking...
:>
:> He's still saying stupid things, but Eric appears to be searching for
:> his 'core competency'....
:
:I see you're trying to be a solid fellow with liquid assets that is
:merely full of gas...

There's El Chimpo, still in search of his core competency....

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