HK → UK → US → ?
The new movie, The Day After Tomorrow, sounds interesting but this New Scientist news piece puts things in perspective:
Weaver notes that the movie’s budget “would fund my entire research group for my entire life, 10 times over”. That might even allow him to discover which scenarios are most plausible.
May be more science and one less summer blockbuster movie?
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authenticgeek points me to Orbiter, a free space flight simulator. Ever since the space flight simulator released way back in the 90’s I’ve always meant to get it and try my hands on space flight. Now I can! And the system requirement is pretty reasonable and the game should be playable even on my old PC laptop.
Normally I don’t sign online petition but I feel this one, Save the Hubble, is definitely one that is worthy of my time. If you want to skip the front page, here is the actual petition.
The worst kept secret of Bush’s vision for the Moon and Mars has been unveiled. It is all very easy to appear to human exploration nature when such scheme is discussed. However if one look deeper into the history of exploration, pure exploration for its sake never happened.
Did Magellan round the Cape Horn just to prove he could do it (he was not the first to do it)? Nope, the urge to round the Cape Horn was to find another route to the Far East for the lucrative spice trade. Likewise for the rounding of the Cape of Good Hope for trade with India and beyond.
Though the space race in the ’60s had nothing to do with financial gain, the stake was far higher as it was nations and ideas that were at stake.
Unless there is an overwhelming drive that grips the population and provide the political incentive and support for the decade(s) long space exploration program, the enthusiasm from the minority of space advocates will not suffice.
Slightest Touch, and you are off! Assuming you are a woman, of course…
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