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From: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: Joy rides
Message-ID: <1134@mmintl.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 3-Feb-86 20:52:04 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb  3 20:52:04 1986
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References: <8601222243.AA04061@s1-b.arpa> <8601280337.AA06255@pwa-b.UUCP> <648@wjvax.wjvax.UUCP>
Reply-To: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams)
Organization: Multimate International, E. Hartford, CT
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Keywords: Joy rides

In article <648@wjvax.wjvax.UUCP> mel@wjvax.UUCP (Melchor R. Tolentino) writes:
>
>In article <8601280337.AA06255@pwa-b.UUCP> space@ucbvax.uucp writes:
>>At $100, I would almost certainly take it.  At $1000, almost certainly not.
>>The breakeven point for me is probably around $250.
>
>After yesterdays tragedy, I was wondering if anyone out there has changed
>their minds on joyrides to space. It's amazing how we all took the success  
>of the space shuttle for granted. I guess it reflects the mentality of todays
>'space generation'.

Since the quote above is mine, I might as well respond to this.  Yes, I
would still go.  The risks were there all the time, and I knew it.

Frank Adams                           ihpn4!philabs!pwa-b!mmintl!franka
Multimate International    52 Oakland Ave North    E. Hartford, CT 06108