Let's turn the clock back to the mid-1980s when NASA was touting space travel and saying that it was becoming routine. More importantly for our discussion, NASA set out to find artists, journalists, teachers and others who they would give free rides on the Shuttle into space. Walter Cronkite, the ex-CBS anchorman, looked like a sure bet to get one of the seats. A Congressman who sat on the space committee in the House got a ride. The idea was to share the wonder of space through the eyes of different people.
Artists see the world differently than accountants.
Journalists see things differently than Congressman. NASA's casual view of space travel changed when the Challenger blew up two minutes into its flight killing Teacher McAuliffe and everyone else on board. Now, apparently, NASA thinks space travel is far too dangerous for visitors. The Grove Sun Daily All Rights Reserved.