"Gene Seibel" wrote in message
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On May 7, 1:44 pm, "ManhattanMan" wrote:
Why?

I'm totally in favor of manned exploration of our corner of the
universe,
that has practical, obtainable benefits and goals, but it just seems the
efforts might better directed within, keeping what we have liveable,
rather
than a Star Trek script. If the robots turn up something absolutely
extraordinary, that could change.

Just MHO, probably short sighted on my part, I also thought the hula
hoop
was a dumb idea. I can understand the "climb the mountain because it's
there" mentality up to a point, but I'd sure like a better reason in
this
case than "just because"....


The same could be said about most of the aviation we participate in.
Few of us can justify the expense in terms of cost vs benefit. I
believe when we stop reaching out, for new experiences, we begin to
die. I know that my interest in avaition can be traced directly to the
Mercury, Gemini and Apollo flights of the 60's. I believe that it's no
coincidence that GA is declining today. We need something to inspire a
new generation.
--
Gene Seibel
Hangar 131 - http://pad39a.com/gene/plane.html
Because I fly, I envy no one.



When we stop reaching out for new experiences, there can be no further
justification for our existance.

Peter