If you read my message, you know that I agree with you. Under it all is a person.
Y'know, my grandfather could hitch and drive a team of horses. I can't. Still, I get where I'm going. And I get there faster then he did. We humans continue to develop better tools to accomplish our goals more easily and quickly. That was my first point. I agree with you about humans in space. I don't know if it was some German rocket scientist, but I've heard that argument many times. It's a good argument. I also know that a human is one of the most expensive and heavy (by the time life support is included) "computers" to put in a spacecraft. So simple economics dictates evaluating whether there's a decent chance a specific mission can be done by something a lot cheaper and lighter. The problem is that a computer can't do crazy, silly things that just might shed light on something we never anticipated. Having a human around who can say "Hey, what if I..." is important to humankind, whether it's an Astronaut or a Ham. That was my second point. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: Mike Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 4:58 PM To: Ron D'Eau Claire; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 capabilities Hi, Didn't some German rocket scientist say something to the effect that the best computer to have on a space craft is a human? Nice try, I go with G4ILO. Regards, Mike VP8NO _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
