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From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: space news from May 30 AW&ST
Message-ID: <1988Jul28.193026.10042@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <1988Jul22.044255.25505@utzoo.uucp> <2876@calmasd.GE.COM>
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 88 19:30:26 GMT

In article <2876@calmasd.GE.COM> jnp@calmasd.GE.COM (John Pantone) writes:
>...I am, however, not too thrilled
>to see an editorial comment which seems to imply that just because the
>Soviets may (or may not) be getting tired of our "studies" that we
>should fall through our a__holes trying to please them, or get
>something done to satisfy or placate them.

Not "just" because the Soviets are getting tired of it.  Because everybody
who wants to see action in space, including prospective international
partners (not limited to the USSR), is getting sick of the US's inability
to actually accomplish anything.  The US space program currently specializes
in studying missions rather than doing them.  And when a possible partner
actually proposes *doing* something, what answer do they get from the US
government?  "Great idea, let's study it for a few more years."  Feh.
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