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And again, and again, and again and again
E.P. Grondine — (archived)

Mark, I've been thruogh this again and again and again with you, to no avail.

No, Mark, NASA's estimates of the impact hazard are no better than their foam impact hazard estimates were. No, Mark, NASA's spending on this really is grossly inadequate. No, Mark, NASA's science here is as bad as their funding of research into it.

As for this piece from several years back, I was dismayed at the way Steels' comments were reported, and had written my original note to check on his views, And as Steel pointed out in his reply, his views had been misrepresented, (READ THE 'EFING NOTE, RETARD) which I was delighted to hear.

Now at

http://abob.libs.uga.edu/bobk/ccc/ccemenu.html

You will find

http://abob.libs.uga.edu/bobk/ccc/ce091702.html

which contains a part of Steel's later discussions with me on the impact hazard.

As for criticizing other governments, I reserve my right to criticize the UK government, along with any other government I feel is not doing enough to deal with this problem, and that includes the governments of France, Italy, Germany, Australia, India, China, Japan, Canada, etc. Fundamentally, I'm cheap, and I don't think the US should pick up the bill for this alone. I believe that Steel later changed his views on this matter, judging from the letter to the government of Australia which was signed by more than 70 impact scientists a short itme after my reply to Steel's response appeared.

In closing this note, before you write to me again, please take the time to remember that Mars is a cold dead radioactive lump which in no ways resembles the desert souithwest of the United States of America, well before you write.

ep

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