Earth-Moon Network = Maturing Space Industries

On Thursday, September 5, 2002, at 06:36 PM, Jack Reynolds wrote:

>> With all due respect, I think the Apollo program, communication
>> satellites, and Earth Observing Satellites are quite significant.
>
> To me, it's a matter of context. All those things, in and of themselves,
> are quite impressive. I agree. However, given the potential and the
> possibilities I am not alone in expressing my disappointment in how
> "little" we have accomplished

Columbus 'discovered' America in 1492. The first spaceflight was around
1960 (42 years ago). Where was exploration of the 'new' world in 1532?
Basically, it had barely started. Patience is a virtue :-).

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Al Globus
CSC at NASA Ames Research Center
http://www.nas.nasa.gov/~globus/home.html