Posted by SumitonJD on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Loss-of-Columbia-tp1499371p1499373.html

Mark and Michael, you both make good points. The reason however
there was such a drive on in the early days of the space program was do in
part to the cold war. It was thought we had to beat the USSR to the Moon for
scientific, military and just plain old national pride. Now days none of
that exists any more.
But in the wake of the sad fate of the crew of the shuttle there
will be many who call for a end to the space program. But the history of man
is to explore and push outward. We can't stop because of it. Man didn't
stop sailing the seas and finding new lands when a ship sank. We didn't turn
back to horses when the a automobile that was suppose to be faster crashed.
We didn't ceast to fly when planes crashed. If we had there would have been
no first trans-Atlantic flight by Lindberg or a first flight around the world
and surely no space program.
We are but babies taking our first steps as far as space exploration
is concerned. We can not give up because we have fallen and hurt ourselves
or go back to creeping and crawling. We must get back up and learn to walk
so that we can run so we can explore the vastness of the solar System, then
Galaxy and finally the Universe.

James K.



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