> but manned missions are dictated by vanity We were last on the moon in 1972. We haven't been back since. That's nothing even remotely like "vanity." I thi

> but manned missions are dictated by vanity We were last on the moon in 1972. We haven't been back since. That's nothing even remotely like "vanity." I think there's a vanity involved in making this type of comment. > and congressional pork If the public wants it then it's not pork. > more than scientific needs. "Scientific needs" is not a well defined category. Those who proclaim to represent it while expecting it to hold a higher value than the will of the voters are misanthropic bullies.