From: Spike Jones (spike66@ibm.net)
Date: Sun Apr 11 1999 - 20:39:23 MDT
GBurch1@aol.com wrote:
> ...Thirty years ago I certainly would have pushed for
> an early Apollo-style project for a manned Mars mission, and a
> government-funded Mars base as soon thereafter as possible. Now I'm very,
> very opposed to such an idea, because I'm sure it would do more harm than
> good, in the long run....
Im with you there Greg. Evidence: the Apollo-style mission we had
to get to the moon. After the moon dust settled we did almost nothing
truly impressive for the next decade. Some might argue we have yet
to recover from the post Apollo space lethargy. {8-[ spike
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