ATM Fwd: bang zoom:in perspective

[Ina Ron Lippard Renaissance Reproductions <renrepro@surfglobal.net>]

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>From: Ina Ron Lippard Renaissance Reproductions <renrepro@surfglobal.net>
>Subject: bang zoom:in perspective
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>    Yes,I admit to a certian amount of knee-jerk reaction every time some 
> Washington insider wants to cut something else.The Delta rocket program 
> is a proven winner.We do need more deep-space probes that can do things 
> man cannot...like survive.The thing is I feel das shrub is out for 
> himself. And in defense of the shuttle,it did launch the Hubble and 
> Chandra.If there is a way we could put a permenant base on the moon that 
> will pay dividends in increased knowledge,I'm for it.I do however still 
> have this '60's' idealism of having a large space station that is part 
> research,part R&D manufacturing facility for other vehecials  that can be 
> launched from,and of course a HUGE orbiting observatory.I'd gladly pay 
> for that.Lastly,we need something like this new program.Kids today have 
> nothing but the latest eye-candy afforded by some slick-flick or video 
> game.Hell,the sniper killings in DC last year probably got better ratings 
> then our little Rover.We need to put kids in front of telescopes while we 
> whisper: ya know something? If you studied hard and got lots of good 
> grades,one day you could go there.That's our mission statement.Pull the 
> pulge on the vid-games and put a kid on a scope. ATM'ers are the 
> ambassadors of the stars.Let's go get some pilots .

regards,Ron