----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronn Blankenship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Scientific research is not the only purpose of going into space. Perhaps > not even the most important one. > > How about diverting all those funds to an Apollo-like program to land > humans on Mars ASAP? > > It doesn't really interest me. I would argue that it would have the same historical importance as of the Vikings visit to Vinland. In a real sense, we are not ready to go to Mars for anything more than a token vist. When the technology is available for actually using Mars, we will go there. Dan M.
