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To: Kevin Rose who wrote (367)	3/9/2005 12:35:49 PM
From: redfish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 777

I think going to the moon is the one great thing the U.S. has done in my lifetime, I remember watching it at school. I would like to get a Mars mission underway, but only if we pay as we go ... palming the cost off on a future generation isn't the same. Most people have no interest in it, though, at least not if it involves any sacrifice.

To: Kevin Rose who wrote (367)	3/9/2005 1:56:12 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 777

What did you feel when Kennedy said "We choose to go to the moon? We choose to go to the moon..." I was proud of that. You see the way Kennedy framed it. He said "we," which intentionally made me the rest of us a part of his vision. My contribution was limited to my tax dollars, which I was old enough at the time to be paying. So I felt that accomplishment was a little bit mine, even though my bit was beyond trivial. I really admire the folks who pulled that off. I wouldn't describe that as being proud of them, though, more like in awe and appreciative. I don't feel proud of the liberation of France from the Nazis any more than I feel ashamed of slavery.