Michael Gallagher wrote:

On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 00:34:17 GMT, (Derek
Lyons) wrote:

(Allen Thomson) wrote:

What's wrong with a feel good and/or national prestige program?

It re-enforces the impression that space is only the domain of
steely-eyed missilemen who work for the government, and the impression
that 'exploration' is only worth doing when it generates headlines.
In other words, the same situation we've been in for over a
generation.


By that definition, Spirt and Opportunity are "stunts." They generate
healdines, and their operators work for the government. So it can't
possibly be worth doing. No more mars probes! They're JPL's stunts!
Right?

Consider the difference between MER and the proposed moon landing
program. In which program did the science come first, and in which
program did the press coverage come first?

D.
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