Re: EXOTERRA: Space Events of 20th Century

Forrest Bishop (forrestb@ix.netcom.com)
Mon, 10 Mar 1997 21:33:12 -0600 (CST)

You wrote:
>
>
>>I'm sure the leaders of the
>>>Mudball^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Planetary Society think that way, but I would
>>>expect you to try expanding their perspective.
>>
So, clue me in. Is the World Space Society far more advanced than
>>the Planetary Society? I've tried expanding perspectives in the wrong
venue
>>before, and can be a lot of effort for little or no gain.
...

>Natasha,
>
>Try the National Space Society, headed by Robert Zubrin, who wrote The
Case
>for Mars,
>a book which elucidates a cheap, fast and easy way to send real people
to Mars.
>
>Steve Edwards
>
>
>SAlanEd@concentric.net,
> SAlanEd@aol.com,
> http://users.aol.com/salaned/cyberplace.html
>

NSS is in essence a mouthpiece for government, aerospace and military
entities.
Have a look at their sponsors, and at Ad Astra (their newsletter)
articles.
I have not seen any support from them for private space initiatives,
although they might have, and certainly individual members do. Mostly,
it looks like "business as usual".

Forrest Bishop
member, NSS