Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uflorida!stat!fsu!prism!ce202a2 From: ce202a2@prism.gatech.EDU (THOMAS, PETE (TEACHING ASSISTANT)) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle Subject: Re: What happened? Could risk be higher? Message-ID: <3893@hydra.gatech.EDU> Date: 29 Nov 89 20:11:45 GMT References: <5082@jane.uh.edu> Reply-To: ce202a2@prism.gatech.EDU (THOMAS, PETE (TEACHING ASSISTANT)) Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Lines: 24 In article <5082@jane.uh.edu> ST9@jane.uh.edu (Rich Bainter AKA Pug) writes: >Personally, if I had a choice of exchanging a 10% chance of death for a shot at >colonizing the moon for example I am not so sure I wouldn't go for it. Would you be willing to risk the chance that transportees (involuntarily) took in Heinlein's _Moon is a Harsh Mistress_?" 50% of new chums (colonists) died from accidents, etc. In an uncontrolled environment its possible--of course, in our oh-so-carefully designed laboratories and stations, you would hope the death rate would be lower... But we must accept that in any pioneer effort people will die. I am more than willing to lay down my life in this effort, and I know that others are too. --Pete >As it is now it doesn't seem anything major will happen in my lifetime. -- Peter L. Thomas (E GR 1170Z{1,2}, UTA) "Figures never lie, but liars always figure." Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332 Internet: {gt5139c,ce202a2}@prism.gatech.edu