21 Apr
2005
21 Apr
'05
1:45 p.m.
From: "woodelf" <bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca>
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 3:24 PM
wrote:
It was competition that drove the space race. If you look at the simple
fact that in the 60's we went to the moon and now we struggle to just get
into high orbit around earth (250,000 miles lower as I remember).
In the USA we set up two separate space agencies, one was in the US Air
Force the other a civilian agency (NASA). Both agencies are still going,
the military is the smarter agency still using rockets. NASA shot it's wad
on the shuttle stating that it would be cheaper than rockets plus they could
be quickly turned around and sent back up in short order. NASA lied.
Today the cooperation is not helping to get more done it is just slowing
down the degradation.
Randy
www.s100-manuals.com
FYI, those tubes that went to Venus were designed
by my dad.
MS
Now does he want them back .... ???
Lets face all countries have their share of good and bad strengths
however in the field of SPACE remember PRIDE was a big factor
that worked both ways. I wonder what would have happened if
the USA and USSR had worked together in space?
Only today are we starting to get over the goverment... err miltiary
control of air-space so people can get into space.