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From: smb@ulysses.UUCP (Steven Bellovin)
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Subject: Re: Civilians in space (From NASA Activities)
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Date: Mon, 5-Mar-84 18:10:07 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar  5 18:10:07 1984
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Current thinking is to send "communicators" -- artists, poets, writers,
reporters, photographers, etc. The idea is that (most) astronauts are not
trained (and don't have the time) to properly communicate the experience
to the rest of us.  Wasted space?  Think of it as public relations.  Remem-
ber -- you and I may be convinced that low Earth orbit is a nice place to
visit (but not to live; L5 is better....), but most of the public isn't.