On 11 Jan 2004 23:03:53 -0800, (Thad Floryan) wrote:

In other words, the Apollo program didn't even exist when Velcro was
already a household word.

If you are correct then Michael Bakich's comments were an even bigger
gaffe. I'm sorry, but his was just a ridiculous response to the
question of whether a mission to Mars would bring benefits
commensurate with the cost.

At the same time he said this the line on the bottom of the screen was
flashing a $750 billion pricetag. It was actually comic.

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Michael McCulloch