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Subject: Re: Budget cuts
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Date: Wed, 15-May-85 01:29:35 EDT
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Posted: Wed May 15 01:29:35 1985
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> I do support NASA, or more importantly a space program.  However my
> political idealogy would have the space program in private hands,
> except for military advancement.

I have always been bothered by this kind of dogmatic statement. I have always
felt that there are complementary roles for both government and private
enterprise in space.

An excellent, insightful article by Stephen L. Gillett on this point
appears on page 20 of the May 1985 issue of the L-5 News. I defer to it
for a far better answer than I could write myself to those who think
"free enterprise" by itself will make wondrous and magical things happen
in space.

Phil