] With the release of the Columbia Accident Investigation
] Board report, the "timid souls" and risk averse are with
] us once more. Human space flight isn't worth the risk,
] they say.
]
]
]
]
] Bull.
]
]
]
]
] Having humans at the center of space exploration and
] development is what makes it all worthwhile. Anything
] less is pseudo exploration - interesting, but irrelevant.
]
]
]
]
]
] I seldom draw social inspiration from sports writers, but
] Sports Illustrated's Frank Deford hit it on the head in a
] May 28 NPR interview, linking the achievements of Neil
] Armstrong and Edmund Hilary to a sense of purpose for the
] common man or woman: "What Edmund Hilary did 50 years ago
] changed us all, stretched us all, improved us all," said
] Deford. "Why? Well, at last because it was not just it
] (Everest) that was there; because he was there, we were,"
] he said.

Damn Straight.

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