I appreciate all the responses from everyone. You don't all think alike, and it's good to hear the different views.
I'm taking off tomorrow for Cape Canaveral and the
Nebula Awards and (I hope!) the launch of space shuttle Atlantis. So I probably won't get on much for the next few days. But wish us luck on the shuttle launch. I've wanted to see a liftoff ever since I watched Alan Shepherd go up on that little Redstone--as a kid, watching in black and white. This is my first chance to see one in person.