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echo: barktopus
to: Jeff Shultz
from: Monte Davis
date: 2005-01-22 14:25:46
subject: Re: Huygens probe landed and they forgot to turn the switch on

From: Monte Davis 

Jeff Shultz  wrote:

>Apparently someone in congress tried to modify it in the 10th hour or by
>adding language regarding the safety of passengers that would have screwed
>everything up. It was removed (after a loud protest) before the final
>version was voted on.

True -- virtually all legislation passes through last-minuite glitches. I
was simply noting how Gary had massaged the facts, i.e.

"Government sensibly updates old law that would otherwise have treated
space-tourism flights as if they were standard commercial flights"

into his fantasy, i.e.

"Government stupidly attempts to derail progress towards space tourism"

-Monte

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