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Martin

Wow, I am a little disappointed.

Let me first admit my bias. I will certainly not vote for President
Bush in the upcoming election and I do have an aerospace engineering
degree.

Now, I do have to say that my love for science, the degree I got, all
of which through a very windy twisty road led to my work in science
centers was in large part inspired by early memories of watching things
such as the landing on the moon, the flight of space shuttle Enterprise
(when it was just being tested on the top of a jet liner) and although
campy the escapades of Captain Kirk and Mr Spock.

I believe it is very important for our society to have stories and
efforts of exploration and discovery, some on a large scale. Ones that
excite the imagination. (Hmm, similar to exhibition design) I do not
believe that this can only be done by robots. Manned (pardon the word)
exploration of space is not only a effort of science it is an effort of
emotion.

Yes, the costs are not small and it must be done in a thoughtful and
responsible way, but I think it is what we need to do.

Additionally if I had to impact our fiscal concerns for the federal
budget by  choosing to fund this effort or adding to the existing or
another proposed tax cut to the upper reaches of the tax brackets, or
creating more tax incentives for oil and natural gas exploration then
the decisions is even easier.

Wayne

Wayne J LaBar
Vice President, Exhibitions and Theaters
Liberty Science Center
251 Phillip Street
Liberty State Park
Jersey City, NJ 07305

voice: 201.451.0006 x-347
fax: 201.451.7046

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