Well, it is a reusable means to get people into space and back. It also allows us to perform work on existing satellites.
I imagine at some point we will be using craft similar to the shuttle to put people on those worlds and get them home. > -----Original Message----- > From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 11:59 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Discovery > > > Nick wrote: > > I think space exploration is a very useful endeavor. I would love to see > us > > colonize other worlds. > > > > I agree! I just think the shuttle does squat to further that goal. > > We should work towards a base on the moon similar to the ones on > Antarctica. They should have telescopes, etc and we should be looking > for ways to develop technology that allow humans to easily survive in > those conditions. > > I don't see how the shuttle does anything for anything. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:166472 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
