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Re: Earthly Benefits of the Space Program?

Subject: Re: Earthly Benefits of the Space Program?
From: "Hilton Evans"
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 13:38:00 GMT
Newsgroups: sci.astro.amateur
"John Steinberg" <seesig@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
news:190720052250581735%seesig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Ask a bunch of scientists and they will all nod and say "science, of
> course."
    Asked, *this* scientist said

    " I would guess the biggest payoffs have been with Earth sensing
      satellites (e.g. weather, spy and ground imaging) and
      communications satellites."

    Weather, ground imaging and communications certainly
    yield economic benefits. Spying has an national security
    payoff. Nowhere did this scientist make a direct reference
    to science. Although he does consider the scientific payoff
    valuable. So much for your "all nod and say" applicability.

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