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From: mac@idacrd.UUCP (Robert McGwier)
Newsgroups: sci.astro,sci.space,sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: ASTRO status at 4/16:00 MET
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Date: 7 Dec 90 16:49:26 GMT
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From article <1990Dec6.230645.27668@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>, by gsh7w@astsun.astro.Virginia.EDU (Greg Hennessy):
> Well, the last 24 hours has brought good news, extremely bad news, and
> now decent news. The good news was that during shift nine, the first
>



Just another example of when you should NOT send a man to do a robot's job.
From the exercises fouling up the stability to lint from uniforms clogging
air intakes, to residue from the huge thrusters (which are only necessary
because it is a huge plane carrying men and the HEAVY life support equipment)
the evidence is overwhelming that good science in astronomy done from
orbit and human presence don't mix.  The entire astro concept made no sense
after they spent umpty dumpty million dollars and then refused to fly
it but once.  If they fly it again, its cost MIGHT come close to being
justified.


While I am on a roll, there is a statement of profound significance in
the scientists remarks concerning 3C273 "I've waited 13 and a half years
. . . ."  We bellyache constantly in the US about the constant advances
by the Japanese and Germans and then do not give adequate support to
doing basic science and basic technology research.  It is pitiful.


Bob
 
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