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Originally Posted by Craig
Somehow I doubt that Arthur C. Clarke would make a distinction between the "west" and the "east.". At this point it doesn't make much sense for individual nations to have seperate manned space flights; too much money for the science compared to unmanned flights.
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Undoubtedly he would not. It is I that am making that comparison. I have a far less egalitarian attitude towards our enemies than Clarke, and most liberals, did.
As for the cost vs science benefit. This is not primarily about science, though that is a subsidiary aspect thereof. This is about the rise and fall of nations, civilizations etc. That the US is in a hole is not in dispute. That we should flush our lead in the highest technological area down the toilet of expediency is tragic for the future of this country
- Peter.
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