Can't We Just Stop Getting Along?

Fox News ^ | June 20, 2002 | Rand Simberg

[NonZeroSum]

There's a forum tonight in our nation's capital to discuss the benefits (and I hope, the pitfalls) of international cooperation in space.

There are two traditional arguments for it. The first is that cooperation in space promotes cooperation on other levels, and promotes world peace in general. The second is that it saves money and makes projects affordable that wouldn't be if carried out alone.

[NonZeroSum]

Here's a refreshing take on space policy. I doubt if it will be discussed much at that forum in Washington tonight that he talks about.

[NonZeroSum]

Ping...

[RightWhale]

Bump for later.

[Doctor Stochastic]

Why not a forum to discuss the pratfalls of cooperation in space?

[lds23]

It seems impolite to mention these days, but.....The first man on the moon was put there not by an international consortium or a diverse workforce, but by a bunch of white guys.

[jimkress]

Thanks!

[tonycavanagh]

re : It seems impolite to mention these days, but.....The first man on the moon was put there not by an international consortium or a diverse workforce, but by a bunch of white guys.

Proves nothing more that the best way to work, to get a big project moving is to work in a team.

Today its not White, Black Brown, Yellow, but Software Developers, analysts, and the scum of the earth consultants.

Cheers Tony

[Brett66]

Thanks for the ping.

[vladog]

The US should just fund our own program. We don`t need the rest of the worlds nitwits and trouble makers in OUR space program.

[NonZeroSum]

Evening bump.

[Alabama_Wild_Man]

RIGHT !!

Heck - Why else did the Russian 'MIR" Station go out in a Blaze-o-Glory ??

MIR == Made In Russia . . .