Stephen Paul wrote:
Joking aside.........
Not me, I'm still not a fan of spending money to send humans into space any
farther than is necessary to support orbiting equipment. Not for a long time
to come. Let's spend that money on planetary science probes, space
telescopes, environmental science, and alternative fuel development. There's
still lots that can be, and needs to be done from right here on terra firma.

But this is the big mistake. It's not a question of one or the other.
That's a fallacy. If we choose not to spend money on human space
exploration the savings would not go to robotic exploration. It just
doesn't work that way. I have never, ever heard a proponent of manned
space flight claim that robotics exploration should be cut. Why is it
that I can't make the case the other way 'round? It saddens me that I
can't. To all of you who are against manned space flight I have this to
say: we need to support all space efforts, not fight among ourselves.
If you want more robotic space exploration lobby Congress for more
robotic space exploration! Stop being negative. It's hurting all of us.

--
Greg Crinklaw
Astronomical Software Developer
Cloudcroft, New Mexico, USA (33N, 106W, 2700m)

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