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Fri Jan 22 03:43:06 1982
SPACE Digest V2 #85
>From OTA@S1-A Fri Jan 22 03:22:33 1982
SPACE Digest Volume 2 : Issue 85
Today's Topics:
Re: G. Harry Stine
Harry Stine and Science
Space Program Budget
Re: News wires and stuff
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Date: 21 Jan 1982 1058-CST
From: Jonathan Slocum <LRC.SLOCUM AT UTEXAS-20>
Subject: Re: G. Harry Stine
To: POURNE at MIT-MC
cc: SPACE at MIT-MC
In-Reply-To: Your message of 21-Jan-82 0320-CST
No, being a "humanist" does not (to me) imply a tragic condition, nor
disbelief in technological solutions. It simply denies the position
that ALL problems admit solution through technology. Even "technical"
problems can require solutions tempered by the demands of human
nature. It just seemed to me (from reading his books) that Stine is
insufficuently aware of this. At least, he does not CONVEY such
awareness in his writings.
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Date: 21 Jan 1982 1356-PST
From: Alan R. Katz <KATZ USC-ISIF AT>
Subject: Harry Stine and Science
To: dietz at USC-ECL
cc: katz
Remailed-date: 21 Jan 1982 1359-PST
Remailed-from: Alan R. Katz <KATZ USC-ISIF AT>
Remailed-to: space at MIT-MC
Right on! If I had had a subscription to Analog I would have cancelled it.
However, you may have missed the excellent refutation of Stine's article
that appeared a few months later.
The danger I see, is that when people hear someone talk about space
colonies and space industry, and then hear the same person talk about
things they know has a high probability of being nonsense, they will
tend not to believe any of what is said.
Alan
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Date: Tue Jan 19 20:14:29 1982
To: Space at MIT-MC
From: decvax!duke!chico!harpo!mhtsa!alice!sjb at Berkeley
Subject: Space Program Budget
Source-Info: From (or Sender) name not authenticated.
Well, here is the first summary from the newswire I am posting.
Consider it a test of how you like it (ARPAland) as well as being
informative...
The chairman of the House Subcommittee on Science and Technology
said that the Reagan budget plans could threaten our space program.
The 1983 fiscal budget calls for $6.5 billion for NASA (about what
it is now) Not only could this hurt our planetary program, but also
threaten the shuttle program. Orbiter 104 (the fourth shuttle) could
be put in question as well as a proposed fifth shuttle. While the
Reagan administration has expressed interest in a fifth shuttle,
they have not offered any financing for it. As per the planetary
program, the deep space network, which receives signals from unmanned
probes, such as Voyager and Pioneer, could be hurt, as well as jobs.
Also threatened is the Centaur upper stage project, designed to launch
payloads once deployed from the shuttle's cargo bay.
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Date: 21 Jan 1982 1507-PST
Sender: BILLW at SRI-KL
Subject: Re: News wires and stuff
From: BILLW at SRI-KL
To: Space-Enthusiasts at MIT-MC
Message-ID: <[SRI-KL]21-JAN-82 15:07:23.BILLW>
In-Reply-To: Your message of 21 Jan 1982 0302-PST
Are we debating whether its legal/desirable for newswire stories
from usenet to appear on the ARPANet, or newswires stories from the
ARPANet to appear on usenet ? Just who all has automatic newswire
searching software anyway ? (aside from SAIL and SRI on ARPANet).
I for one agreee that there are few legal problems, since it is
essentially the same as retyping articles from the paper unless
you start distributing everything in real time...
And I also DO want to read the stories that are being submitted...
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