October 16, 2002
The Space Station, Globalization, and Baptist Ministers
It's sad, but the thrill of space exploration seems to have departed from the world. We're building a space station in cooperation with the Russians, astronauts are living there now, and, well, the response is ho hum. I hate to admit it, but when I read this article, I was surprised that the space station was crewed (OK, PC of me, but there it is). And the explosion of a Soyuz once would have been a big deal. When I was a kid, I remember watching the Apollo launches on TV in my elementary school gym. Now, I doubt my kids even know we have a space program. The crowd that once would have been happy that we're cooperating with the Russians on endeavors designed to help all humanity have moved on to protesting "globalization", whatever that is, or warning against the horrors of a new Vietnam with more fervor than a Baptist minister warning against the horrors of fire and brimstone, although in similar terms.
Posted by Kevin Murphy at October 16, 2002 01:20 PM | Technology
