Re: Re: Articles on Government Stupidity to NASA Budget

Alintelbot@aol.com
Tue, 27 Jul 1999 17:11:20 EDT

Daniel wrote:

>You guys have got to be kidding. NASA has anything to do with our future in
>space?

>Right, and the shuttle is cheap and efficient. NASA is a side-show -- the
>private launch ventures are the only hope for the cause of affordable access
to >space.

I have a lot of problems with NASA, and while I eagerly await private developments that will ultimately overwhelm it, I am sickened by the proposed cut. NASA's "smaller, better, cheaper" initiative is a vital step for space science. So while I don't consider NASA to be the savior of the human intellect, I'm angry as hell that so many good plans are being tossed to the wind for no good reason.

--Mac Tonnies