On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 18:02:43 -0800, you wrote: >on 2/3/04 6:01 PM, murdoch at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> we are also told that funding this relatively modest >> program, The Hubble, one of the most successful and >> important research tools in history, is no longer >> advisable. >> >> > >The Mars program, unlike the Hubble, is worth a great >deal of political "hay". It's an election year, so >they're "making hay". Also, Mars/Moon could be militarily >advantageous (in some, I think, unattainable scenarios). >Hubble looks OUTWARD, so is not of military import >(unless you believe they're interested in ET-invasions). > >-K
Your comments seem reasonable and I can't find much to disagree with in them. Were I advising on military matters, I'd have to ask, though, at what point saving the government money can also be factored-in as an advisable military purchasing action. I.e.: Does "conservation" apply to military purchasing as well as energy conservation? If so, then shouldn't one of the more cost-effective NASA programs be seen in a new light? How much money will it take to replace the Hubble program with something less productive and more costly? I suppose, if we see some good astronomy from the space station project, it could be replaced by that. Is the space station project still on? Will they be doing astronomy? I haven't kept up. Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?list=biofuel Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at MyInks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/mOAaAA/3exGAA/qnsNAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/biofuel/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
