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Article #184Re: Follow-up to "The End of Canadians in Space?"
From: Rand Simberg
Date: Wed, 03 May 1995 00:00
Date: Wed, 03 May 1995 00:00
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In <sdecont2-0205951409500001@47.73.4.48> sdecont2@bnr.ca (Dmitry Nekrasovski) writes: >>Gee, I'd rather not die anywhere, but before I die, I'd like to see a >>little more of the universe than what this planet, beautiful though it >>may be, has to offer. It would be polite, but hypocritical, to say >>that we'll miss you. > >I assume you've experienced all this planet has to offer ;-) Why would you assume that? Should I never leave my city of origin until I've trod every street and alley? Should I not visit any other country until I've totally exhausted the possibilities of this one? Such an exploration strategy seems flawed to me, even were I to live for centuries. -- *********************************************************************** * ____ ___ * simberg@ix.netcom.com * / __ \ /__ \ * 76667.3247@compuserve.com * / / / | // || * (310) 372-7963 (California) * | /_/ / // // * (307) 739-1296 (Jackson Hole) * \__ / //_-/___ * (307) 733-1391 (Fax) * _// / __ \ * * / // / / / | * * ||_// | /__/ / * "My opinions *are* those of my employer" * \_/ \____/ * * interglobal * "Next year in Orbit" * space lines * ***********************************************************************
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 14065a,2e0314170c610b91 X-Google-Attributes: gid14065a,public X-Google-Thread: 114c3a,2e0314170c610b91 X-Google-Attributes: gid114c3a,public X-Google-Thread: fb374,2e0314170c610b91 X-Google-Attributes: gidfb374,public X-Google-Thread: 10e6d0,2e0314170c610b91 X-Google-Attributes: gid10e6d0,public X-Google-Thread: 1226a2,2e0314170c610b91 X-Google-Attributes: gid1226a2,public X-Google-Thread: 10445c,2e0314170c610b91 X-Google-Attributes: gid10445c,public From: simberg@ix.netcom.com (Rand Simberg) Subject: Re: Follow-up to "The End of Canadians in Space?" Date: 1995/05/03 Message-ID: <3o6th1$hr3@ixnews4.ix.netcom.com> X-Deja-AN: 101903798 distribution: world references: <D7ro97.2Ex@freenet.carleton.ca> <sdecont2-0205951409500001@47.73.4.48> organization: Netcom newsgroups: sci.space.policy,can.politics,can.schoolnet.space.sr,can.schoolnet.phys.sr,can.schoolnet.eng.sr,can.schoolnet.chat.students.sr