[net.startrek] CHALLENGER: An Open Letter to the A

ashby@uiucdcsp.CS.UIUC.EDU (02/17/86)

Support for the space program is running at nearly 80% - a 
remarkable endorsement (and yes, that figure is from polls
taken after the disaster).   It seems to me that the money
could be better used if it were directly donated to one of
several funds set up in the wake of the catastrophe.  One
fund is for a new orbiter while a second is for the children
of the astronauts.  I think the future of our space program
is secure.  In fact, I wonder if this author is merely trying
to get some publicity for himself (or his "civilian" cause).