Re: Shuttle: fly by wire: no guys needed!

I have nothing to add to this, apart from saying when Christa McAuliffe
bought it, I cried! For them all, of course, but ... . Gorgeous and
loving girl, Alan, quite rightly full of herself! Poor little huggable
thing!
atruelove wrote:
NASA has been berry berry good to me.
However, landing on the moon, and perhaps the Space Station, seems to
have less to do with Science than National prestige and -erm -
pork-barrel.
(The unmanned expeditions are fine)
Not that I'm going to break anyone's rice bowl.
The salaries that went to - erm - rather futile and dead-end
Research at least provided a support for some Scientists (erm - me) who
could then go on to projects which are more closely related to the
survival and further flourishing of Eurocentric values on this planet.
Which is a good thing.
After recent experiences ... .
Why is Pepsi the Official Drink of NASA? Because they can't get 7
up.
Excellent, Alan! I had planned another 'line' joke, but I am flummoxed!

Yrs evr,
John.

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