Bernoff.SoftArts@MIT-MULTICS.ARPA (08/13/84)
I am a friend of Mr. Bova's and I have been sending him
excerpts from the material on this net that I thought would be
of interest to him. He is very active in the space movement
(please see his book "The High Road", subtitled ". . . to
survive on earth, we must expand into space," a cogently argued
treatise written in such a way that even politicians can
understand it).
Mr. Bova is also President the National Space Institue, a
worthwhile organization that has been asked to testify before
congress more than any other space public interest
organization. (NSI was founded by Wernher von Braun.)
This message asks you to join NSI. As its prime purposes, NSI
keeps its members up-to-date on space exploration activities
and represents the interests of people like us in Congress. As
the NRA has demonstrated, organizations of this type have
clout, and are a force to be reckoned with. NSI is one way the
people on this list could make themselves known and powerful AS
A GROUP.
The people reading this are, from my observation, highly
intelligent, enthusiastic, and motivated. They are also highly
individualistic and diverse, unlikely to join groups, clubs, or
other granfaloons. Individually, this is a positive thing, but
it means we're less likely to be listened and our interests are
not well represented. NSI provides a way to channel some of our
efforts in ways that can do the most good. Dammit, what happens
in U.S. space efforts is probably the most important part of
many of our futures, and I see this as an effective way to
actually affect those futures for the better.
At the risk of sounding like a late night UHF TV commercial, call:
(202) 484-1111
or write:
National Space Institue
West Wing Suite #203
600 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Washington, DC 20024
to get more information. Feel free to mention Ben Bova's name.
If we all flame together, maybe we'll light a fire under
somebody!
Thanks,
Josh