Пилотируемая космонавтика - вещь для науки бесполезная. Науке она даёт очень очень мало, а если учесть стоимость, которая могла бы быть потрачена на настоящую науку - вредят, и сильно. Пиво, сосиски и примитивные автомобили на двигателях 19-го века дают науке не меньше, чем пилотируемые космические полёты. Так понятнее?
It is the view of the Council of the American Physical Society that scientific justification is lacking for a permanently manned space station in earth orbit. We are concerned that the potential contributions of a manned space station to the physical sciences have been greatly overstated and that many of the scientific objectives currently planned for the space station could be accomplished more effectively and at a much lower cost on earth, on unmanned robotic platforms, or on the shuttle.
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It is the view of the Council of the American Physical Society that scientific justification is lacking for a permanently manned space station in earth orbit. We are concerned that the potential contributions of a manned space station to the physical sciences have been greatly overstated and that many of the scientific objectives currently planned for the space station could be accomplished more effectively and at a much lower cost on earth, on unmanned robotic platforms, or on the shuttle.