Speaking of TPS and SETI...

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LJK — 12/21/2005 5:28:01 PM (archived)

There is an actual, fresh mention of SETI on the TPS Web site - in the form of the passing of Senator William Proxmire, who did his best in the 1970s and 1980s to quash SETI, based mainly on his ignorance of general science and how the search project would work.

http://planetary.org/news/2005/1216_Society_Marks_Passing_of_SETI_Critic.html

Once again, it was Carl Sagan who saved the day at the time for SETI, though as you will read in the article, a few years later another senator trashed NASA's SETI program, forcing the search to go private.

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Congress Increases NASA's Prize Authority - phil - 12/21/2005 3:15:06 PM
- **Deleted post by smyth** - ModBob - 12/21/2005 7:41:48 PM
- re: Congress Increases NASA's Prize Authority - Doug Ellison - 12/21/2005 4:00:08 PM
  - Planetary Society issues - phil - 12/21/2005 4:05:11 PM
    - You should call them. Phone always works better than email. (n/t) - pwokenyaw - 12/21/2005 9:31:58 PM
      - Thanks, will do (n/t) - phil - 12/21/2005 10:51:59 PM
    - TPS and SETI - or lack thereof - LJK - 12/21/2005 4:30:47 PM
      - re: TPS and SETI - or lack thereof - phil - 12/21/2005 7:46:25 PM
        
        While we are on the subject - alcaray - 12/21/2005 11:18:53 PM
      - Speaking of TPS and SETI... - LJK - 12/21/2005 5:28:01 PM
    - re: Planetary Society issues - steve smyth - 12/21/2005 4:24:56 PM
      - Absolutely untrue. - alcaray - 12/21/2005 5:24:32 PM
        
        re: Absolutely untrue. - steve smyth - 12/21/2005 5:44:22 PM
        
        re: Absolutely untrue. - steve smyth - 12/21/2005 5:44:19 PM

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