Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!tekmdp!bronze!philipl From: philipl@bronze.UUCP (Philip Lantz) Newsgroups: net.space Subject: High cost of space Message-ID: <664@bronze.UUCP> Date: Sat, 30-Jul-83 01:17:06 EDT Article-I.D.: bronze.664 Posted: Sat Jul 30 01:17:06 1983 Date-Received: Sun, 24-Jul-83 07:06:34 EDT Lines: 18 I think TOM MCGUINNESS has a good point about how expensive the development of space is. Not that I begrudge the money NASA gets; I think that the more they get, the better (as I'm sure do most of the people who read this group). However, they could do a lot more with their money if they were willing to take higher risks. We haven't had a single American die in space, which is something to be proud of, but has it been worth the cost? In the early days of air flight, a lot of non-government development was done, and a lot of people lost their lives in the process. It should be possible for equally rapid (and profitable) development to happen with space flight, if people (both astronauts and investors) are willing to put up with the high risks. So far, no one has. Philip Lantz tekmdp!bronze!philipl