[Coco] off-topic, space program

[Gene Heskett]

On Wednesday 14 January 2004 19:18, jimcox at miba51.com wrote:
>This tid bit from Slashdot, may be of interest to some of
>you:

This is the link I was refering to.

>http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/01/13/1816227&mode=thr
>ead&tid=126&tid=134&tid=160
>
>On Wed, 14 Jan 2004 19:13:17 -0500
>
>  jdaggett at gate.net wrote:
>>If the economy is still bad and Bush is reelected he is
>>goning to
>>need a public works program like the New Deal FDR had but
>>for
>>High Tech. A reenergized Space Program fits the bill.
>>
>>james
>>
>>
>>On 14 Jan 2004 at 15:43, arikboke at yahoo.com wrote:
>>
>>Date sent:      	Wed, 14 Jan 2004 15:43:40 -0800 (PST)
>
From:           	<arikboke at yahoo.com>
>
>>Subject:        	Re: [Coco] off-topic, space program
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>>> That's assuming anything actually gets done.  We are,
>>>after all,
>>> talking about Bush.  If he gets re-elected, he can drop
>>>the whole
>>> shebang in a heart-beat. People battered by the bad
>>>economy will not
>>> complain too loudly about a program that could cost an
>>>arm and a leg.
>>>
>>> --David
>>>
>>> --- jdaggett at gate.net wrote:
>>> > Roger
>>> >
>>> > I am not holding my breath to the next moon mission.
>>>
>>>2020 and I will
>>>
>>> > 70 yrs old. I may not make to 2030,
>>> >
>>> > james
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On 14 Jan 2004 at 16:16, Roger Taylor wrote:
>>> >
>>> > Date sent:      	Wed, 14 Jan 2004 16:16:17 -0600
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>>> > From:           	Roger Taylor <rtaylor at bayou.com>
>>> > Subject:        	[Coco] off-topic, space program
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>>> > > This new spacecraft project sounds a whole lot like
>>>
>>>an indirect
>>>
>>> > > statement that they are replacing the
>>>
>>>unstable/faulty shuttles
>>>
>>> > > that keep blowing up and killing humans.
>>> > >
>>> > > Ok, I'm 35... and it looks like NASA will make sure
>>>
>>>we have a man
>>>
>>> > > on Mars no earlier than 2030, when I will be 61.
>>>
>>> I'm not
>>>
>>> > > impressed.  I'm also not impressed over the 2020
>>>
>>>date for the next
>>>
>>> > > moon mission.  I guess this is my old Star Trek
>>>
>>>inner-child
>>>
>>> > > wanting to see something happen while I'm still
>>>
>>>alive, but it
>>>
>>> > > looks like my future great grandkids might get to
>>>
>>>see a few rocks
>>>
>>> > > come back from the moon or Mars.  If I get to see a
>>>
>>>man step foot
>>>
>>> > > on Mars, I will have lived; then they can do
>>>
>>>whatever they want
>>>
>>> > > after that. :)
>>> > >
>>> > > ----------
>>> > > Roger Taylor
>>>
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