tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post7341440664337870881..comments2024-03-22T03:35:27.752-04:00Comments on Written Inc.: 25 years after Challengercarmilevyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360045114379957605noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-45536521914660510552011-01-31T08:38:46.880-05:002011-01-31T08:38:46.880-05:00I often wonder whether it's worth the trouble ...I often wonder whether it's worth the trouble of spending money and lives to know whether or not life ever existed on Mars or anywhere else. We know what harms our own planet (okay, so not everybody agrees), so I'm not sure why we really care if life ever existed somewhere else. Does such knowledge benefit Earth or her inhabitants? Is it just so we geeky ones can think how cool it is?<br /><br />The orbital projects around Earth, however, definitely can benefit us, so maybe that's where we need to concentrate our efforts. It's still all a very dangerous business, so maybe the lowest bidder approach is not the best solution.Markhttp://blog.markwill.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-35806038785680263812011-01-31T08:26:35.625-05:002011-01-31T08:26:35.625-05:00Watching the loss of 7 lives and many dreams 25 ye...Watching the loss of 7 lives and many dreams 25 years ago, and then having watch it once again in the skies over Texas while I was living there... I think our mindset has become one of weighing the actual losses against potential gains. The Challenger disaster was tragic; the Columbia disaster was deeply disheartening, and that is where I think we lost our will to keep going.Karen (formerly kcinnova)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16705613736966783261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-63676193578628966542011-01-30T09:56:59.279-05:002011-01-30T09:56:59.279-05:00Great post, and I remember that time so well, did ...Great post, and I remember that time so well, did it hit home harder for me at the time raising a new daughter, (for sure) I also think our President brought up Sputnik and other things to evoke feelings many have forgotten, and remind Americans of important things we seem to ignore and especially of other priorities to build a better place to raise our families and to stir inspiration in all of us.....21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-4660152041065474712011-01-30T09:21:35.313-05:002011-01-30T09:21:35.313-05:00Carmi: While the jury is still out for me, I tend ...Carmi: While the jury is still out for me, I tend to favor exploration. With the way in which we have screwed up the planet, I think humankind owes it to itself to seek out the possibility of a better world. <br /><br />I saw the <i>Challenger</i> explode. Christa McAuliffe taught at one of the local schools where I lived at the time, and everyone was excited for the future. The tragedy squashed that enthusiasm in all of us. However, I would like to think that young person sacrificed her life for something.<br /><br />Perhaps, with our current economy, it is like throwing good money after bad with a loser hand in a poker game, but I cannot help but believe that somewhere out there a glimmer of hope exists.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692103477055483000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-38713973211029336762011-01-30T07:16:57.636-05:002011-01-30T07:16:57.636-05:00Personally, I think any EXPLORATION is beneficial....Personally, I think any EXPLORATION is beneficial..I had heard that the space station was defunct... As far as the Challenger tragedy, I remember it... and u r right we haven't learned.. look at the oil destruction in the Southern U.S.Kalei's Best Friendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12331539743751163269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-423954694594629512011-01-30T01:11:02.989-05:002011-01-30T01:11:02.989-05:00Carmi: The International Space Station, for me, ho...Carmi: The International Space Station, for me, holds great promise for improving the quality of our lives here on Earth. I honestly don't have a feeling or direction for future space flights beyond this focus at the present time. Colonel Frank Borman's book, "Countdown" describes a much different NASA than the one of today. Great post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539850495318868267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7449503.post-55245430663492539562011-01-30T00:11:03.950-05:002011-01-30T00:11:03.950-05:00Science...where the sky is not the limit !
we nee...Science...where the sky is not the limit !<br /><br />we need to keep pushing borders further up there to expand our horizonsKavihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11426040093753611098noreply@blogger.com