kjm@UTEXAS-11@sri-unix (07/16/82)
Would the reaction have been any different had Brazil (like Japan) begun a space program based on U.S.-designed boosters built under license? Will the first private company (whether foreign or private) to announce a space-launcher venture be greeted by this same kind of attitude? Ken Montgomery -------
pdh@sri-unix (07/17/82)
The reaction to Brazil's announcing its space program was one of outrage, primarily because Brazil (unlike Japan) is governed by the military. I suspect that those who, for the sake of pure thought, threw national ties to the wind, and considered just the humanitarian aspect, were upset by the Brazilian move, no matter whose boosters they are using. Peter Henry