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From: weltyc@nic.nyser.net (Christopher A. Welty)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle,sci.space
Subject: Re: Things aint so bad
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Date: Wed, 16-Sep-87 15:29:38 EDT
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>> I don't know where you're getting your information...
>> but the Soviets have NOTHING that can compare to the shuttle...
>> There is nothing on the pad
>> anywhere in the Soviet Union that even remotely resembles the shuttle...
>> And
>> there's no way you can get me to beleive that ANY Russian hardware performs 
>> better than the shuttle.
>> The Soviets do not have the capability of transporting payloads into space
>> and returing with other payloads......IT'S WORTH IT!!!

	This is an example of the kind of misinformed enthusiasm I
believe exists in this country in large amounts.  I am sure that most
people believe the US should have the best space program in the world,
but they think we already do (as this person does).  I think that once
educated, these people might actually turn around a help do something
to convince our government that something must be done.


Christopher Welty - Asst. Director, RPI CS Labs
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