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In lugnet.space, Duane Hess writes:
> I wish NASA (or some
> other up and coming space agency) would get their act together and start a more
> agressive space program. Why is it that we landed on the moon 30 years ago, but
> haven't been back since?
The United States was in a race with the Soviet Union for bragging rights. The
USA landed on the Moon first, thereby winning the pi**ing contest. The USSR
bowed out of any further space competitions (in fact, claiming that a manned
moon landing was never one of their goals!), thereby taking away the Americans'
will to strive for more. We humans have this problem -- it's not as much fun to
achieve something, if you're not simultaneously BEATING someone.
Followups set to lugnet.off-topic.debate.
--
John J. Ladasky Jr., Ph.D.
Department of Structural Biology
Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, CA 94305
Secretary, Californians for Renewable Energy <http://www.calfree.com>
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| (...) ideas (...) Would that be "How to colonize the Universe in 7 easy steps"? At least I think it was 7 steps. I have it and have read it. I have a couple of issues with what he has to say, but overall I would have to agree with you. I wish NASA (...) (24 years ago, 13-Mar-00, to lugnet.space)
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