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From: aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: Re: Access to Space
Message-ID: <1991Jun17.165036.6816@iti.org>
Date: 17 Jun 91 16:50:36 GMT
References: <1991Jun8.071748.28566@sequent.com> <2980@ke4zv.UUCP> <1991Jun17.152849.11430@sequent.com>
Organization: Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow
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In article <1991Jun17.152849.11430@sequent.com> szabo@sequent.com writes:

>We could also have a thriving space exploration 
>and science program if the greedy astronaut programs were not soaking
>up the bulk of the funds.  

In the short run, yes. In the long run we are far better off building the
infrastructure. Doing so wold reduce costs to LEO and permit a lot more
to be done. Eventually we would get to the point where PhD students could
send their own probes out. That will produce far more results in the long
run than your short term approach.

>The Europeans have quite substantial access to space via Ariane and Giotto,
>et. al., with astronauts nowhere  in sight.

And yet they still feel the need to build Hermes so they can have a manned
program. In fact, ALL the spacefaring nations either have or are building
manned systems at great expense. Perhaps they know something?

  Allen
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