benn@sphinx.UChicago.UUCP (T Cox) (02/07/86)
[] Someone just posted a kvetch about "why didn't the Russians find craters for all the dead Challenger crew -- why just the women?" The answer is: Venus is feminine. Thus, the women were honored. Also, I suspect that Westerners are not the only ones who, from time to time, feel more strongly for women than for men. What I find MOST interesting is the fact that the Russians, whether they realize it or not, have just named a Venereal* crater after a Jew: Judy Resnik was the first Jewish person in space. Challenger was her second mission, as I recall. More power to her and to all of us. I hope one day I can follow in her footsteps... T Cox _______________ *The 'correct' adjective to refer to Venus is 'venereal.' The 'word' 'venusian' was coined by the popular press, who were too embarassed by the real word. I guess that's how words are born. ___________________ -- T Cox ...ihnp4!gargoyle!sphinx!benn benn%sphinx@uchicago.bitnet