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From: rminnich@super.ORG (Ronald G Minnich)
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Subject: Re: best of all worlds
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Date: 8 Oct 90 17:33:48 GMT
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In article <10293.270c7434@pbs.org> pstinson@pbs.org writes:
>The value of regular access to the moon is the resouces that can be mined
>there.  

Re the moonbase discussion:
I note with no small amount of depression that World Resources Institute
took out some BIG ad in the Post (and maybe elsewhere) in opposition to 
Moon/Mars with the tried-and-true "why spend that money in space when 
there is so much to do here on earth" argument. 

Oh boy, here we go again. Write your congresscritter...
ron

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