Ronald J. Riley wrote:
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> From: "Norman Levitt" <njlevitt@...>
> To: <Scipolicy-L@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 3:11 AM
> Subject: Re: [Scipolicy-L] the "sentimental crap" of manned space travel?
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> <<"Space exploration" is not a terrily good characterization of the shuttle
> program. What, precisely, is being explored when six or seven people are
> put into low orbit for a couple of weeks like hundreds before them? >>
>
> How about what we learn regarding human physiology under weightless
> conditions? The same applies to exploring numerous biological processes
> through experiments.

We cannot afford to do everything. Is the shuttle a better investment
of our limited resources than, e.g., the Supercollider?

As for studying the physiology of weightlessness, wasn't that
done pretty well on Mir?

And may I suggest that there is a lot more sentimental cr-p
here? Hundreds and probably thousands and maybe far more persons
were suffering and dying from all sorts of horrible diseases
and accidents yesterday and none of them got any public expression
of sympathy, and many of them did not even have any friends or
family to help console them. I think we would do better
to direct our sentiments to innocent cancer and burn victims than
to lionized professional risk takers who may have died so
quickly that they did not suffer.

\brad mccormick

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