In infinite wisdom The Ghost In The Machine answered:

In sci.skeptic, slh
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 wrote

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I doubt most of them are spaceworthy, though, although
those lucky enough to live near Kennedy Space Center might
see an occasional shuttle launch.  Not sure if I could see
a shuttle landing.  I think the shuttle might have passed
over my house (and a lot of other houses!) at one point,
and there wasn't much to see -- a silver sliver moving
fast -- but it's an interesting concept to think about
our astronauts up there.

Now if a space princess were to take an interest in me,
along with a red-headed female scientist, a piratess, a
couple of female policemen (one a complete ditz, the other
reasonably competent), and a youngster tagging along for
the ride (whose sister is she anyway?) and my granddad...oh,
wait, it's been done.

:-)

(Besides, I'd probably be the kid's dad by now anyway.  His
portrayal wasn't exactly the most flattering... :-) )

what?

Don't worry, I'm not completely nuts ... yet.  But I do know that
the problems of space travel would preclude a lot of visitors,
barring discovery of some very strange new quirk of physics.

As for the princess etc. etc., that's a Terrestrial (specifically
Japanese) creation...  (hint hint HINT)

You just got the hots for Ryouko.  :-)

Rich

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