| Title: | Space Exploration |
| Notice: | Shuttle launch schedules, see Note 6 |
| Moderator: | PRAGMA::GRIFFIN |
| Created: | Mon Feb 17 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Thu Jun 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 974 |
| Total number of notes: | 18843 |
recent episode of NOVA was an interview with George Kistiakowsky
(please excuse my spelling) by Carl Sagan. The interview took
place in 1982 shortly before George's death. George designed the
explosives that triggered the first Atom Bombs.
Near the end of the interview, he makes a few comments about the
Shuttle that were eerily prophetic. His comments seemed so immediate
that they even subtitled the section with "filmed in 1982".
The episode was titled "Confessions of a Weaponeer" and was excellent
all around. In Boston, it will be repeated this Saturday (3/7) at
2pm on ch.2.
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| 266.1 | RE 266.0 | EDEN::KLAES | Fleeing the Cylon Tyranny. | Thu Mar 05 1987 10:58 | 5 |
Unfortunately I missed Tuesday's NOVA. What did he have to say
in regards to the Space Shuttle in 1982 that was so prophetic?
Larry
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| 266.2 | in brief | CACHE::MARSHALL | hunting the snark | Thu Mar 05 1987 18:06 | 8 |
that not only was it a waste of money, but that it is dangerous
and people will die.
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| 266.3 | Everything's more or less dangerous | WARHED::CHEETHAM | Mon Mar 09 1987 13:03 | 4 | |
All means of transport are more or less dangerous,especially in
the development stage (I bet an awful lot of people got killed
trying to domesticate horses). Anyone any thoughts on acceptable
levels of risk?.
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