XPost: sci.astro.seti, sci.space.history, sci.space   
   XPost: sci.space.policy   
   From: bondage@frontiernet.net   
      
   Abrigon Gusiq wrote:   
   >   
   > Well, smaller and more of them would be nice, like to combine them so   
   > that we can use them later on for other things.   
   >   
   > Like one idea is to create the largest artificial array, major purpose   
   > to do things that hubble can only dream of doing, as well as major thing   
   > being to detect asteroids and other threats long before they become   
   > threats, so we have as much lead time as possible.   
   >   
   > Or Bush is just trying to keep peoples minds off things at home.. Smoke,   
   > mirrors and double blind?   
   >   
   > Mike   
      
      Space (unfortunately), is not that much of an attention   
   getter/diverter these days. Or even before. Apollo hardly made anyone   
   forget Vietnam, social problems, etc.   
      
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