Xref: utzoo sci.space:6115 sci.space.shuttle:879 Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!pacbell!ames!umd5!mimsy!aplcen!aplcomm!stdc.jhuapl.edu!jwm From: jwm@stdc.jhuapl.edu (Jim Meritt) Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.space.shuttle Subject: Re: Von Braun quote Message-ID: <1206@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu> Date: 15 Jul 88 00:30:06 GMT References: <1988Jun17.053132.5314@utzoo.uucp> <3361@phri.UUCP> <1222@thumper.bellcore.com> <222@sdeggo.UUCP> Sender: news@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu Reply-To: jwm@aplvax.UUCP (Jim Meritt) Organization: JHU-Applied Physics Laboratory Lines: 20 One should be careful while griping about those pitiful deep space probes: "They can't do much. Think what a MAN could do there!" After a LONG trip with no air, no food, little power, die. Instead of a little camera and radio you would have the fastest ice cube in the solar system. Big deal. Let's see if we could manage even a poor little probe now before cutting the past. Say, something more than 1 Clarke orbit up.... Disclaimer: Individuals have opinions, organizations have policy. Therefore, these opinions are mine and not any organizations! Q.E.D. jwm@aplvax.jhuapl.edu 128.244.65.5 (James W. Meritt)