Wednesday, November 15, 2006

太空人(一) / Astronaut (1)

马来西亚将在明年随同俄罗斯研究队伍送第一位太空人到国际太空站做六至八天的短暂科学之旅。计划花费二千五百万美元。

政府为这个项目感到极度自豪,但对不起,我没感觉到丝毫的兴奋。整个只能提供给一人的奢侈探险之旅不会带来明显的技术效益。事实在于政府任意挥霍纳税人的金钱。他们愚昧的幻想埋没了理智和现实。他们成功猎取国际的注意力,不过却是嘲笑。同一笔的预算可以用在更重要及更迫切的医疗设施与教育用途。

失望!


Malaysia will send its first astronaut into the space aboard a Russian rocket next year, as part of a six to eight day scientific mission on board the International Space Station. This space program is estimated to cost around US$25 million.

The government is very proud of this project, but sorry, I don’t feel single bit of excitement at all. There is no obvious technical benefit out of this luxurious flashy adventure for just 1 man. The truth is our government is squandering money of taxpayers. Their ignorant fantasy eclipsed the sense and reality. It does attract the attention from the world, but scornful. The same budget could have been allocated on more crucial and desperate aspects like medical infrastructure and education.

Disappointing!