[nabs-l] How is sending Louis Brallie coins into space relivant?

[sarah.jevnikar at utoronto.ca]

I know someone who worked for NASA years ago as an electrical  
engineer. He was (and is) completely blind. I also think there is a  
current blind employee, but I'd have to do some digging through my  
inbox to find the relevant article.Quoting Aziza C  
<daydreamingncolor at gmail.com>:

> I had never thought about blind people not being astronots... Now that
> I think about it though, considering they can send robots into space,
> why can't we go? I mean, the robot doesn't really see anything, it
> just senses things and stores information... My guess is that blind
> people could sense somethings missed, and with the technology NASA has
> it shouldn't be that dangerous, I mean... besides the normal dangers.
>
> Also, does anyone know if their are any blind people working for NASA
> at all? Anywhere?
>
> I agree with Jim, I don't see the point in sending our coins into
> space, although I do think it's kind of cool.
> Aziza
>
> On 5/13/09, T. Joseph Carter <carter.tjoseph at gmail.com> wrote:
>> That's fine, but I've wanted to be an astronaut since I was eight
>> years old, and cane users still need not apply.
>>
>> Joseph
>>
>> On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 12:00:31AM -0400, Kristina Constant wrote:
>>> Hi, My best guess is that through braille literacy children can aspire to
>>> do whatever they want in life including working for nasa or doing other
>>> science or math careers.  Kristina Constant
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Reed" <jim275_2 at yahoo.com>
>>> To: "NABS mail list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 1:31 PM
>>> Subject: [nabs-l] How is sending Louis Brallie coins into space relivant?
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hello all,
>>>> I don't get why those coins were sent into space. Usually symbolic
>>>> gestures (such as shooting a coin into space) are somehow related to
>>>> the organization or its mission. I really dont see the connection
>>>> between Loius Braille, braille, the NFB, NASA, or space.
>>>>
>>>> Am I missing something?
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>> Homer Simpson's brain: "Use reverse psychology."
>>>> Homer: "Oh, that sounds too complicated."
>>>> Homer's brain: "Okay, don't use reverse psychology."
>>>> Homer: "Okay, I will!"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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