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From: davidson@sdcsvax.UUCP (Greg Davidson)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: L-5 Society
Message-ID: <1256@sdcsvax.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 25-Dec-85 00:29:21 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 25 00:29:21 1985
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Reply-To: davidson@sdcsvax (J. Greg Davidson)
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Summary: L5 takes no position on SDI

I would like to make clear the L5 Society's position on SDI:  It has
none.  L5 was formed to support and expedite space development so that
people can live and work there.  Whether SDI may further this goal is
debatable.  Some L5 members support SDI.  Others strongly oppose it.
Thus I was surprised to just read of someone leaving the society over
this issue.

There is occasional  discussion of SDI issues in the L5 News.  I would
say the topic comes up infrequently, no more than it does in this
mailing list (newsgroup).  I think it would be an overreaction to
cancel one's membership in L5 or stop reading this mailing list for
this reason.

I am neither for nor against SDI.  What I would like to see is a strong
committment to space development.  I see this as worthwhile for its own
sake, but note that the USSR would have to reciprocate.  The more resources
that are put into space development, the harder it is to run an arms race.

If you think that people should be moving out into the Solar System,
making use of the resources there, building homes there, etc., then
join the L5 Society.  L5 News articles discuss tethers, light sails,
space colony design, lunar and asteroidal materials, closed ecosystems,
etc.  We also discuss the US, Japanese, European and Soviet space programs.
Come join us!


J. Greg Davidson                          Virtual Infinity Systems
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