Is there hope for the American manned space program?
Jerry Pournelle: “The Congress has determined that an American owned lunar base is in the national interest. The Treasurer is directred and authorized to pay to the first American company that places 31 American citizens on the Moon and keeps them there alive and well for 3 years and a day the sum of ten billion dollars.” Pass that law and the space program will be saved. Larry Niven: I never expected that we’d go to the Moon, come back, and stop. I and friends have spent a million man-jhours trying to fix NASA, with varying success. Jerry Pournelle: Dana Rohrabacher was going to be Chasi9rman of the space committee if the Rpublicans won. He was ready to try prizes. Prizes and X programs will save the space programn,. Someone will do them Question: Jaran: Both: What words of advice would you offer to amateur writers who may be thinking of pursuing a career as a Sci-fi writer? Answer: Larry Niven: Get a day job. Jerry Pournelle: TO those who want to make a living at SWF writing: it is h
