Inconsistency of some space program backers (Niven, Pournelle, et al.)

[STella Calvert]

In article <61...@elsie.UUCP> a...@elsie.UUCP writes:
>When just plain folks die for some stupid reason, certain space program backers
>(Niven, Pournelle, et al.) ask us to "Think of it as evolution in action."
>
>When astronauts die for some stupid reasons, we're asked to send money to the
>L-5 Society.

If we don't evolve from dependence on government-funded space
transport into a mature space industry, we'll die on this mudball.

And that, too, will be evolution in action.

STella Calvert

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[Henry Spencer]

>When just plain folks die for some stupid reason, certain space program backers
>(Niven, Pournelle, et al.) ask us to "Think of it as evolution in action."
>
>When astronauts die for some stupid reasons, we're asked to send money to the
>L-5 Society.

The two situations are not equivalent in their long-term effects on us.
Nobody suggests closing down the Interstate Highway network just because
some "just plain folks" got hit by a truck.
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