On 3 Dec 2003 at 8:44, Mike Hord wrote:

> Let's keep our hopes up, shall we?
>
> I read an article not too long ago that argued that the end
> of the Transatlantic service by the Concorde was a herald of
> the end of mankind's technological dominance.  The argument
> was something to the effect that, for the first time ever,
> humanity was stepping back from an advanced transportation
> method (think about going back to horse-and-buggies after
> having automobiles).  If you think about it, in a lot of ways,
> that's what the current space program represents.

You believed that?

They phased out the Concorde because it cost more to keep the damn thing in
service than they were bringing in from the flights.

I'd venture to say that we can build better planes today than we could when that thing
was originally built.

<snip>

BRs,
mike

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