[Coco] Re: off-topic, space program

[Theodore Evans (Alex)]

On Jan 14, 2004, at 1:30 PM, Roger Taylor wrote:

> At 04:59 PM 1/14/2004 -0600, you wrote:
> Mars has been a source of fascination for me since I saw the first 
> Viking lander images. I completely agree with your sentiments.  Thirty 
> years is a long time to wait. Twenty years to return man to the moon 
> seems a little ridiculous considering we accomplished that feat once 
> before in a much shorter time period with more primitive technology.
>
>> $87 billion could have easily put us on Mars in a decade but that's 
>> another story for another off-topic thread.
>> Brad
>
> Yep, it's rather upsetting.  I just wanted to know if anybody else 
> shared anywhere close to my opinion.  :)

The way that we have just thrown away our manned space program has been 
a source of irritation for me for years.