http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2011/08/24/in-post-soviet-russia-rockets-fly-into-the-ground Comments On: In Post-Soviet Russia, Rockets Fly into the Ground by Unpaid Intern en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Fri, 24 May 2013 23:15:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Theoretical]]> Thu, 25 Aug 2011 09:49:03 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Cato the Younger Younger]]> Thu, 25 Aug 2011 07:17:46 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Simone]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 23:37:51 -0700 The Stranger
Let me guess: you're one of the "robots can do the job much better - and cheaper - than humans" crowd.

Not that robotic probes don't have their uses. But a robot wouldn't have picked out The Genesis Rock the way Jim Irwin & Dave Scott did on the Apollo 15 mission. And sending robots into space tells us almost nothing about how human being function there; something that, at the rate we're mucking up things down here on earth, may be the key to humanity's survival as a species.
Posted by COMTE]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:57:13 -0700 The Stranger That said, I've got to ask Peter Johnson if his middle name is Richard, and if so, does he introduce himself as "Peter Dick Johnson". Because that would be all kinds of awesome. I may like science, but I also have a sixth-grade sense of humor.
Posted by Eric from Boulder]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 20:39:31 -0700 The Stranger
Because any space program is far, far better than no space program at all. And it's not scientifically useless, it's just... less than could be hoped for.

Also basically what @5 said. Bad intern. No pissing on science. BAD INTERN. No cookie.
Posted by balderdash]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:02:49 -0700 The Stranger
Folks at work joke that it's a conspiracy, "If congress actually wanted climate data, they'd fund a Delta or an Atlas launch." The joke isn't very funny; my project is penciled in for a Taurus launch. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_%28r…

Guess what I think of the ISS.
Posted by opticsdoug]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:33:28 -0700 The Stranger Posted by COMTE]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:44:56 -0700 The Stranger
I WROTE THIS POST USING MY TIN-CAN INTERNET CONNECTION AND PLAYSKOOL COMPUTER
Posted by Unregistered User]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:35:47 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Orv]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:28:00 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Westside forever]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:22:20 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Don't you think he looks tired?]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:11:32 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Orv]]> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:00:25 -0700 The Stranger