tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305015494502481150.post7529578836994675213..comments2023-10-26T19:06:53.587+08:00Comments on Beyond the Pale: Apollo 11 AnniversarySteve H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09428882214098606433noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6305015494502481150.post-52942638440973202672009-07-21T04:32:20.645+08:002009-07-21T04:32:20.645+08:00I think the Space Shuttle was a product of the new...I think the Space Shuttle was a product of the new corporate mentality. Space was useful insofar as it is profitable.<br /><br />Going though Greenfield Village recently showed me again what it means to do great things. The people of those times wanted to do great things... because they were great! Had many of them first done a cost analysis and considered the profitability... how much less along would we be today? <br /><br />Not that a desire to make money is so bad, but it seemed to be a by-product at one time, whereas now it is more often the goal.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494823779999456396noreply@blogger.com