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From: al@ames-lm.UUCP (Al Globus)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: NASA's Future
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Date: Fri, 30-Mar-84 21:25:35 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 30 21:25:35 1984
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Everyone seems very exited about manned bases on the Moon and Mars.  
That's all well and good but I suspect that once we get used to space
stations and space colonies we will turn up our noses at living on
uninhabitable planets.  I mean, if you go to all the trouble
to build a life support system, the least you want is permanent sunshine
and control of gravity.

Here I go out on a limb:

	Manned presence on the Moon, Mars, et. al. will be a side show.
The real action is in orbit.