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airehead
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 Posted: 08/02/05 - 13:56 Post subject:
Jerry Pournelle on his site has great vision about the space program.
Some of you may recognize him as the SciFi writer--but he is a very, very educated and well respected member of the science/space community.
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Noley
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Posted: 08/02/05 - 23:18 Post subject:
I'm indifferent on the subject.
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thooogy
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Posted: 08/03/05 - 00:09 Post subject:
Overall, some things can't be analyzed in $$$ (will NY revoke my CPA license for writing this??  ) Exploration is part of what makes us human, and teaches us much about the universe we live in. How can we NOT explore space? Having said this I think we should pick our projects carefully. We can't do it all, and we (the US) shouldn't do it alone. I'm not sure privatization is the answer - we don't need a space program concerned about Wall Street's expectations!!
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Gogirlgo
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Posted: 08/08/05 - 13:45 Post subject:
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the space program is directly responsible for:
- better farm equipment
- better storm warning and tracking systems
- better kitchen applinaces
- better ships and airplanes
- better communications
- better medical equipment
- GPS
- innovations in tissue regeneration
- preservation of biological samples
- advancement in the treatment of prostate cancer
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and TANG! Don't forget Tang!
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TOsteve
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Posted: 08/08/05 - 14:17 Post subject:
| Gogirlgo wrote: | | and TANG! Don't forget Tang! |
Would I be labelled anti-American if I openly admitted to not liking Tang?
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phillycat
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Posted: 08/08/05 - 14:21 Post subject:
| TOsteve wrote: | | Gogirlgo wrote: | | and TANG! Don't forget Tang! |
Would I be labelled anti-American if I openly admitted to not liking Tang? |
No, however I do think you would be labeled as "one who has working taste-buds"!
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Posted: 08/08/05 - 14:22 Post subject:
| TOsteve wrote: | | Gogirlgo wrote: | | and TANG! Don't forget Tang! |
Would I be labelled anti-American if I openly admitted to not liking Tang? |
No. Tang is nasty. It is one of the biggest disappointments of my childhood.
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Posted: 08/08/05 - 14:23 Post subject:
| TOsteve wrote: | | Gogirlgo wrote: | | and TANG! Don't forget Tang! |
Would I be labelled anti-American if I openly admitted to not liking Tang? |
No.
No American I've ever met likes it either...
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Posted: 08/08/05 - 14:40 Post subject:
I think it's important. If an asteriod or something were on a path to hit Earth, then would you think it wasn't so important? It could possibly save people someday.
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Gogirlgo
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Posted: 08/08/05 - 15:40 Post subject:
I didn't say Tang was good. Although I recall liking the orange flavor as a kid. The grape was heresy, though.
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airehead
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Posted: 08/08/05 - 17:01 Post subject:
| Gogirlgo wrote: | | I didn't say Tang was good. Although I recall liking the orange flavor as a kid. The grape was heresy, though. |
We were never given tang. I wonder if Dr Phil has an episode for people like me. 
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thooogy
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Posted: 08/08/05 - 20:08 Post subject:
| Gogirlgo wrote: | | Quote: |
the space program is directly responsible for:
- better farm equipment
- better storm warning and tracking systems
- better kitchen applinaces
- better ships and airplanes
- better communications
- better medical equipment
- GPS
- innovations in tissue regeneration
- preservation of biological samples
- advancement in the treatment of prostate cancer
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and TANG! Don't forget Tang! |
And you forgot VELCRO, too!!
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thooogy
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Posted: 08/08/05 - 20:14 Post subject:
I'm reminded of Life of Brian:
"Ok, ok, so apart from roads, medicine, sanitation, (etc. etc) ... and public health, WHAT have the Romans ever done for us?"
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MastrBrewr
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Posted: 08/08/05 - 21:27 Post subject:
| thooogy wrote: | I'm reminded of Life of Brian:
"Ok, ok, so apart from roads, medicine, sanitation, (etc. etc) ... and public health, WHAT have the Romans ever done for us?" |
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airehead
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Posted: 08/08/05 - 22:42 Post subject:
| thooogy wrote: | I'm reminded of Life of Brian:
"Ok, ok, so apart from roads, medicine, sanitation, (etc. etc) ... and public health, WHAT have the Romans ever done for us?" |
Yeah. It is SO like that.
You hit the nail on the head. 
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