http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/05/26/mars-phoenix-lands-successfully/ Thoughts by Stephen Soldz on war, peace, politics, psychoanalysis, and research methods Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:25:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/05/26/mars-phoenix-lands-successfully/#comment-172356 Jack Shalom Mon, 26 May 2008 18:36:34 +0000 http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/?p=1332#comment-172356 I share your feelings of what a thrill it is and the addition to the world's knowledge of the universe . . . but, also let's not fool ourselves: the space program is a basically a military program, whose main purpose is to dominate Space as well as test out the latest military theories. Remember these are the guys who brought you plutonium in space. The rest is pretty decoration. I can live without Tang and pens that write upside down. I share your feelings of what a thrill it is and the addition to the world’s knowledge of the universe . . . but, also let’s not fool ourselves: the space program is a basically a military program, whose main purpose is to dominate Space as well as test out the latest military theories. Remember these are the guys who brought you plutonium in space. The rest is pretty decoration. I can live without Tang and pens that write upside down.

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