In comp.robotics.misc Sir Charles W. Shults III wrote:
Well,

While I agree with the "rule the world" nonsense being "plonked", Jan
did have one fairly astute comment...... Thirty years after the political
stunt of landing men on the moon THIS is the best that the richest country
in the world can do?! We get toy robots wandering around on Mars? What
happened to "real" space stations? Or colony outposts on the Moon where
REAL interplanetary projects can get a jump start? Thirty five years after
Neil Armstrong's immortalized quote we're STILL flying vehicles that cost
hundreds of millions a launch and throw away half the mass JUST to get into
NEO? I'm so disappointed with our track record I want to spit every time
I hear that misbegotten political entity's name mentioned.
NASA, hack ptui!

Let the robber barons loose and see how long it takes to spread through
the solar system and beyond. Not that I'm hip to robber barons, but even
I recognize that without commercialization Columbus would never have
bothered with the "new world."

Sigh, IMO of course,
DLC

: "Jan Panteltje" wrote in message
: ...

: vituperative rant snipped

: If we really wanted to rule the world, many places might already be
: radioactive glass parking lots.

: Plonk.

: Cheers!

: Chip Shults




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