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From: tee@mtuxo.att.com (54317-T.EBERSOLE)
Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Von Braun quote
Message-ID: <2204@mtuxo.att.com>
Date: 21 Jul 88 18:18:43 GMT
References: <1988Jun17.053132.5314@utzoo.uucp>, <3361@phri.UUCP> <1219@thumper.bellcore.com>
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In article <1219@thumper.bellcore.com>, karn@thumper.bellcore.com (Phil R. Karn) writes:
> 
> I've never understood why it's so necessary to put humans into space in
> order to benefit from their ability to react to unforseen circumstances.
> In many situations, it makes far more sense to keep such people on the
> ground instead of sending them along with the payload, especially since
> the state of the communications art has gotten so good. 

But it would'nt be near as much fun!

-- 
Tim Ebersole ...!{allegra,ulysses,ihnp4,mtune,...}!mtuxo!tee