rmarti@sun.uucp (Bob Marti) (02/12/86)
One of the highlights in the recent discussion on the Space Shuttle Childrens' Fund has been this reaction to some slightly provoking comments from a French guy concerning the state of Americas social budget and programs: > Don't blame him [the French guy], it is probably difficult to live in a > country that sits on the sidelines and watches while we explore space. > After all, they think it is pretty neat that they have a booster that can > put a satellite into orbit. In yesterday's San Jose Mercury news, I stumbled across an article entitled "U.S. proposes French rocket launch satellite". The first paragraph reads: PASADENA (AP) -- The Reagan administration has proposed a $387 million satellite that would study ocean currents and be launched by a French space agency Ariane rocket instead of a space shuttle. Apparently, some other folks seem to think that the Ariane is pretty neat, too. --Bob Marti