Why the space station should be saved.

From: USA Today (Magazine) | Date: November 1, 1994| Author: Goldin, Daniel S. | Copyright information

Opponents of the space station have a pessimism about the future that resembles the theories of 19th century theorist Thomas Malthus. Building the space station is necessary to ensure a bright future for science and technology.

THERE IS a new summer ritual that is becoming all too familiar. That is the annual debate over the fate of the Space Station and, with it, the space program.

These days, there is more to the debate than the nuts and bolts of space hardware. Wit...

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