Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!nrl-cmf!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!hplabs!sm.unisys.com!csun!polyslo!jmckerna From: jmckerna@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (THE VIKING) Newsgroups: sci.space Subject: Re: SPACE Digest V9 #207 Summary: I think this argument is bogus. Message-ID: <7425@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU> Date: 27 Jan 89 11:25:23 GMT References: Reply-To: jmckerna@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (THE VIKING) Organization: Cal Poly State University -- San Luis Obispo Lines: 15 In article HOWGREJ@YALEVM.BITNET (Greg Howard) writes: > Though hundreds of times less >economically viable, manned missions are politically more appealing, I've seen the "the average Joe is incapable of understanding the unmanned space program" argument before, and I don't think it holds water. The large majority of people are capable of understanding that incredible images of Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the sun, the edge of the universe, etc. are very special and worthwhile. John L. McKernan. Student, Computer Science, Cal Poly S.L.O. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- .signature currently under government sponsored basic research. Results guarenteed to advance science, satisfy every special intrest group, generate 2000 times the wealth expended, and show up the Russians expected REAL SOON NOW.