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From: jrrt@mtuxo.UUCP (r.mitchell)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Side comment on the disaster
Message-ID: <1264@mtuxo.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 29-Jan-86 11:31:34 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan 29 11:31:34 1986
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Organization: AT&T Information Systems Labs, Holmdel NJ
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In the wake of this devastating tragedy, it behooves us to be aware
of how other people see it.  I was talking to my officemate, an
intelligent and highly-educated EE.  In her opinion, the shuttle
disaster is evidence that people shouldn't be going out to space
("Why can't they send robots?"), and perhaps the whole space program
should be shut down, except for "routine" launchings of
communications satellites.

I tried to convince her otherwise, but to no avail.  As tragic as
that launch was, I am saddened even more by the lessons being "learned"
from it.

Rob Mitchell
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