Re: Follow-up to "The End of Canadians in Space?"

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From: bromley blair pat
Date: Tue, 02 May 1995 00:00

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    It appears we have Canadians arguing amongst themselves about
    whether or not we should spend the time and money to explore and
    develop space.  What else is new?

    Think of it this way:  most people remember the late 1400s as the
    first time explorers began to open up the present-day Americas.
    The social policies, etc. are less remembered.  In two-hundred
    years, if our descendents are kicking around, they'll probably
    remember the 20th century as the century in which nuclear power
    was first harnessed, electronic computers were first used, and
    humans first ventured into space.

    Space exploration and development at a modest scale will have little
    or no impact on our national debt and our decaying social structure.
    If anything, it would probably help improve Canada's situation.

    The only argument people need to go to space is the same one
    used for any explorer / adventurer:  Because it's there.

    If you think otherwise, you may as well pack everything up and
    go home.  

    People have a simple choice:  move forward, or backward.  

    I'd rather move forward.

    Blair

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From: bromley@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (bromley blair pat)
Subject: Re: Follow-up to "The End of Canadians in Space?"
Date: 1995/05/02
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