tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633940777526327846.post8455944886291736966..comments2024-03-21T08:00:48.696-07:00Comments on No Shortage of Dreams: Footsteps to Mars (1993)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633940777526327846.post-90919013773950154522017-01-31T11:15:04.373-07:002017-01-31T11:15:04.373-07:00Geoff is a good guy. I'd call him an engineer,...Geoff is a good guy. I'd call him an engineer, since that is what he's trained as, though it's true that he has been involved in planetary science missions. There's some crossover both ways - some scientists become engineers, some engineers become scientists - where planetary mission planning is concerned. Geoff is one of those, I think.<br /><br />dsfpDavid S. F. Portreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818906581595028816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633940777526327846.post-10288522700421158712017-01-31T11:10:23.717-07:002017-01-31T11:10:23.717-07:00That's a very broad statement. Can you explain...That's a very broad statement. Can you explain your reasoning?<br /><br />No space program I can name has been conducted as engineers and scientists would like. The difficulty is, there are many, many players involved in projects that cost a lot or are highly visible. NASA projects do not cost much compared with just about any Federal program, but they are highly visible. Which means David S. F. Portreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15818906581595028816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633940777526327846.post-8952885388848283012017-01-31T10:25:50.088-07:002017-01-31T10:25:50.088-07:00Geoffroy Landis is unique as being both a talented...Geoffroy Landis is unique as being both a talented writer and a full-blown planetary scientist. He has all kind of interesting ideas and concepts, Venus being a striking example. Archibaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07903197002631488269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6633940777526327846.post-17937612599589084262017-01-31T04:01:05.488-07:002017-01-31T04:01:05.488-07:00"...was seen by many space supporters as a ne..."...was seen by many space supporters as a new Apollo program". The Apollo program should rather be remembered as a taxtbook case of how NOT to conduct a major space program, or any space program in general.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com