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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Kosh: [QB] [QUOTE] I am for a hiatus for the space program. There will be less money for the program as baby boomers enter retirement, as the war on terrorism rages, and as the deficit grows larger. [/QUOTE]We wasted enough time after the Apollo missions were cut short. We, the Baby Boomers, can lose a little weight, live with a little less, and we could get by without this war on Iraq, although Korea is starting to look like it's going to have to be there. and the deficit will grow, no matter what we do. [QUOTE] I have also grown weary of the talk of our nation going to Mars. Even before I was born, there was talk of going there in 1969. This is 33 years of talk. Where are the results of so much talk? [/QUOTE]We like to talk things to death in this country, but in the case of Mars, we are just not that good yet. Talk about risky! That's really risky, and we will need a new propulsion system before we can do it with any reasonable hope of the Astronauts getting there and back. [QUOTE] I feel our nation is torn between our desire for space exploration and our apathy for space exploration. The budget reflects this tension I believe. I want our nation to decide if space exploration is vital for our nation, and, if so, provide the funding for a successful and healthy program. Otherwise, cancel the damned program. Space will always be there for us. [/QUOTE]Space expolation provides a chance for research. Things that they might not think of otherwise, we research because we need to know about it for the next launch. When you turn on your computer, and it's better then 64K, think of the space program, or the next time you us a calculator, or have a major medical problem, thank the Space Program for all the reseasch that's been done, and all of the technology that has come out of it. One of the major reasons we are as far advanced in technology is because of reseasrch for or during the Space Program. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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