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From: greg@proxftl.UUCP (Gregory N. Hullender)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Letter to Congress, et. al.
Message-ID: <758@proxftl.UUCP>
Date: 14 Sep 88 13:37:56 GMT
References: <1365@eos.UUCP> <13294@jumbo.dec.com> <1765@eneevax.UUCP> <13306@jumbo.dec.com> <13530@mimsy.UUCP>
Reply-To: greg@proxftl.UUCP (Gregory N. Hullender)
Organization: Proximity Technology, Ft. Lauderdale
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In article <13530@mimsy.UUCP> chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek) writes:
>In a nutshell, it comes down to survival.  We must expand to survive,
>and eventually, we must invade space to expand.

Historically, we have indeed tended to expand rather than trying to make
better use of what we already had, but this was only because it was cheaper
to do so.  There's still plenty of room for more growth through increased
efficiency.  Look at Japan for an example.

It takes a LOT of energy to invade space.  It is unclear that it will EVER
be economic for most purposes.  (Other than things like communications
satellites).

The quest for knowledge is a different thing, but we still haven't done most
of the low-budget things yet.
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