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 Jul 30 2007, 04:17 PM
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Junior Member  Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 27-January 05 From: Arlington, Virginia Member No.: 159  |
I saw this article (The Space Review) linked in /. today.
It (perhaps dramatically) touches on some relevant issues and lists an interesting idea (joint membership fees). |
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Jul 30 2007, 04:57 PM
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The article "finds" a controversy that doesn't exist and suggests a "solution". Also, summarizing support for private spaceflight as "pro-private" is grossly inaccurate, in my opinion. It's actually more "pro-human" than state-financed spaceflight, when few chosen astronauts can fly, and others can only "feel proud for the humanity".
It's somewhat like trying to find a controversy between drivers of cars, trucks and trains. Different machines have different purposes. |
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Jul 30 2007, 09:00 PM
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QUOTE (Pavel @ Jul 30 2007, 08:57 AM)  It's somewhat like trying to find a controversy between drivers of cars, trucks and trains. Different machines have different purposes. That's a very astute observation Pavel. -------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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Jul 31 2007, 12:09 AM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 91 Joined: 27-January 05 From: Arlington, Virginia Member No.: 159 |
QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Jul 30 2007, 09:00 PM) That's a very astute observation Pavel. I would respectfully say that the comparison is off he mark. As the article points out, manned and unmanned programs both depend on a finite resource (cash). Grand presidential ego trips cut seriously into unmanned projects. I suspect the level of concern/controversy goes up incrementally with amount of income derived from the relevant "model". Web space fans can, of course, enjoy all models. |
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Jul 31 2007, 02:09 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 160 Joined: 4-July 05 From: Irvine, CA, USA Member No.: 429 |
QUOTE (babakm @ Jul 30 2007, 08:09 PM) I would respectfully say that the comparison is off he mark. As the article points out, manned and unmanned programs both depend on a finite resource (cash). However, the amount of the budget money spent on all space exploration combined is not fixed. And the private exploration takes money from a different pool. QUOTE Grand presidential ego trips cut seriously into unmanned projects. OK, that's the real controversy, unlike those imagined in the article, and Doug's reaction confirms it 
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babakm Space Review article Jul 30 2007, 04:17 PM
elakdawalla I can't speak for the other organizations but ... Jul 30 2007, 04:49 PM
djellison That sounds like you're starting a debate on m... Jul 31 2007, 06:59 AM |
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