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- From: dominop@en.ecn.purdue.edu (Philippos A. Peleties)
- Newsgroups: sci.space
- Subject: Re: ESA Future
- Message-ID: <1992Jul21.160023.20724@en.ecn.purdue.edu>
- Date: 21 Jul 92 16:00:23 GMT
- References: <63877@hydra.gatech.EDU> <Brp9K9.3IF@zoo.toronto.edu> <63941@hydra.gatech.EDU>
- Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
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- In article <63941@hydra.gatech.EDU> ccoprmd@prism.gatech.EDU (Matthew DeLuca) writes:
- >In article <Brp9K9.3IF@zoo.toronto.edu> henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes:
- >>In article <63877@hydra.gatech.EDU> ccoprmd@prism.gatech.EDU (Matthew DeLuca) writes:
- >>>Well, yes, but then they don't have independent acess to space, which was one
- >>>of the reasons ESA was founded in the first place. Sort of pointless.
- >
- >>Not at all. Just make Russia an ESA member. It *is* a European country!
- >
- >Well, geographically it is partly in Europe, (it's as much Asian as
- >European, if we want to get picky) but socially, economically, and
- >culturally it is pretty far off...I can't see them getting into the ESA,
- >especially with all the petty bickering and infighting among the member
- >nations.
- >
- >Besides...you'd have to get Ukraine in there as well, since they make
- >some of the rockets, and nobody knows how long Russia and they are going
- >to remain on speaking terms...
- >
- >The best bet for Europe is to get their act together, decide what they
- >*really* want, and get it done, and not look to the outside for help.
- >
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- The point is this: ex-Soviet (Russian/Ukranian) technology most likely
- will be used in some rather substantial capacity and some combination
- of the above countries will become ESA members whether they are geographically
- located in Europe or not.
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- It makes sense economically, politically and any other way there is to
- measure things.
-
-
- >--
- >Matthew DeLuca "I'd hire the Dorsai, if I knew their
- >Georgia Institute of Technology P.O. box."
- >Office of Information Technology - Zebediah Carter,
- >Internet: ccoprmd@prism.gatech.edu _The Number of the Beast_
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- Philip Peleties
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- I speak for myself, I think for myself, I work for myself ... but I don't want
- to play by myself ... so bring your toys and let's share ...
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