human
Sure we could do it, agreed Joe, when Mike wistfully pointed out the possibility.
gpt
It would be good to try it. But unfortunately, space exploration isn't a stunt. We've gotten this far because--somebody wanted to do something. But---- Then he said,
human
It could be done and the United Nations wouldn't do it. So the United States had to, or--somebody else would have. You can figure who that would be, and what use they'd make of space travel! So it's important. It's more important than stunt flights we could make!
gpt
Nobody could stop us if we wanted to take off!
human
True, Joe said.
gpt
But we four can stand three gravities acceleration and handle any more manned rockets that start out here. We've lived through plenty more than that! But Brent and the others couldn't put up a fight in space. They're wearing harness now, and they're coming back to strength. But we're going to stay right here and do stevedoring--and fighting too, if it comes to that--until the job is done.