@S1-A.ARPA,@MIT-MC:amon@cmu-ri-fas.arpa (04/30/85)
From: Dale.Amon@CMU-RI-FAS The following is partial text from the town meeting which occured at the Space Development Conference hosted by L5 and others in DC on Saturday night. If anyone captured the rest, please send it along. The town meeting occured on compuserve. Clarke logged in from Sri Lanka. ++++++++ (30,Arthur C. Clarke) a very pretty display of halley who we hope to see here soon now over ga (30,MODERATOR) Thank you, Dr Clarke... (30,MODERATOR) Dr Sheffield, I understand you have... (30,MODERATOR) some remarks for us as well. ... (30,MODERATOR) The floor is yours, sir! ga (30,SDC) Hello, Arthur and audience... (30,SDC) Wish you were here! (30,SDC) About 1000 of us... (30,SDC) at the Space Development Conference... (30,SDC) sitting with me here .. (30,SDC) are:... (30,SDC) Dr. George Mueller,... (30,SDC) Carolyn Cherryh... (30,SDC) Dr. David Webb... (30,SDC) Fred and Pip Durant... (30,SDC) Sen. Harrison H. Schmitt... (30,SDC) Greetings from all! ga (30,MODERATOR) Thank you, SDC! ... (30,MODERATOR) Would any of the guests you have introduced.... (30,MODERATOR) care to have a word? ga (30,Arthur C. Clarke) ?? (30,MODERATOR) Dr Clarke, ga (30,Arthur C. Clarke) fred has my video tape arrived ga (30,SDC) ==>Fred says that video tape has arrived intact... (30,SDC) and INTELSAT is translating it from European to Steam Radio U.S. standards. ga (30,Arthur C. Clarke) very happy for the benefit of.. (30,Arthur C. Clarke) you all this is my last space lecture ga (30,MODERATOR) We're looking forward to seeing it at NASA Langley, Dr Clarke... (30,MODERATOR) Are there any other remarks from... (30,MODERATOR) the SDC or Sri Lanka.... (30,MODERATOR) before we invite our panel to put their questions... (30,MODERATOR) to our guests? ga (30,SDC) ==>New guest, Dr. Charles Walker, astronaut from the last shuttle mission... (30,SDC) says that he hopes that the tropical storm... (30,MODERATOR) D (30,SDC) he saw approachingSL from Australia has not... (30,SDC) arrived. ga (30,MODERATOR) Can you Confirm, Dr Clarke? ga (30,Arthur C. Clarke) not yet i am happy to say.. (30,Arthur C. Clarke) best to geo mueller and jack schmitt et al ga (30,Arthur C. Clarke) see qabpove ga (30,MODERATOR) If there are no further opening comments... (30,MODERATOR) I would like to procede to... (30,MODERATOR) the questioning phase... (30,MODERATOR) Our panel is signalling me they have many questions to ask! ... (30,MODERATOR) Ready in Sri Lanka and in Washington? ga (30,Arthur C. Clarke) yes ga (30,SDC) OK here. ga (30,MODERATOR) Very well... (30,MODERATOR) Panel question: Mr. Sullivan, ga (30,Nick Sullivan) Hello all!... (30,Nick Sullivan) A question for either guest:... (30,Nick Sullivan) Will living in space become commonplace... (30,Nick Sullivan) for children being born today?... (30,Nick Sullivan) If so, will it be like going to Australian mine country... (30,Nick Sullivan) just to do a job -- or a real "home"? ga (30,SDC) ACC==>ga (30,MODERATOR) Any takers? (30,Arthur C. Clarke) it may be almost as bad as living in nyc ga (30,MODERATOR) (Not *that* bad. PLEASE) ... (30,MODERATOR) Panel question: Mr. Mace, ga (30,Scott Mace) For Dr Clarke and Dr Sheffield... (30,Scott Mace) Are either of you working on... (30,Scott Mace) any fiction projects currently? ga (30,Arthur C. Clarke) yes but i g +++++++