From: utzoo!decvax!cca!hplabs!pdh@sri-unix
Newsgroups: net.space
Title: Re: Brazil in space, etc.
Article-I.D.: hplabs.544
Posted: Sat Jul 17 06:57:22 1982
Received: Sun Jul 18 05:14:57 1982

The reaction to Brazil's announcing its space program was one of outrage,
primarily because Brazil (unlike Japan) is governed by the military.  I
suspect that those who, for the sake of pure thought, threw national ties
to the wind, and considered just the humanitarian aspect, were upset by
the Brazilian move, no matter whose boosters they are using.

					Peter Henry