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>Subject: Re: [SHADO] Loss of Columbia
>Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2003 12:21:40 EST
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> 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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