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Comment on 21st Century Rockwell by Jon Mac

Jon Mac — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:46:57 +0000

This rocks! I love the alien city in the background.

Comment on 21st Century Rockwell by Debbie

Debbie — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:47:18 +0000

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

Comment on Lunar Transit by Jon Mac

Jon Mac — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:04:40 +0000

Wow, that is an amazing photo. And no noise for such a high ISO!

Comment on The Conquest of Space by Danielle

Danielle — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:33:15 +0000

Great article! Thanks for posting it, and thanks for stopping by!

Comment on The Conquest of Space by Jim Belfiore

Jim Belfiore — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:35:29 +0000

Whoops…here’s the link.

http://andromeda-30.blogspot.com/2009/07/three-years-at-horizon.html

Comment on The Conquest of Space by Jim Belfiore

Jim Belfiore — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:35:08 +0000

I just recently discovered your blog and find it extremely enjoyable.

Here are some related thoughts on your article topic that I wrote a few years ago.

Thanks!

Comment on The Conquest of Space by Danielle

Danielle — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:59:14 +0000

Another reason we don’t send PEOPLE to space much is a bit more practical and one I happen to agree with: for most exploration purposes, a robotic vehicle is cheaper, better, and less risky.

I agree for the most part — I have nothing against robotic exploration, but while we can do a lot with remotely-operated devices, there comes a point where a human eye can do the same things, but much faster, and more importantly, interpretate what’s being observed without having to wait for instructions from Earth.

That being said, I agree with the [destination]-to-stay idea, rather than more “flags and footprints” stunts designed to pacify the public and make us feel like we’re doing something (ie: asteroids, Mars… Venus??? WTH??)

Comment on The Conquest of Space by Brendan C. Helliwell

Brendan C. Helliwell — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:23:16 +0000

I’m also a private spaceflight enthusiast. Governments, as I said in my other comment, are only in it for political purposes. We just haven’t reached a stage where private enterprise views space as profitable (and admittedly, it isn’t…yet).

Comment on The Conquest of Space by Brendan C. Helliwell

Brendan C. Helliwell — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:20:48 +0000

Well, as I more than hinted at in our conversation on Twitter, I think the lack of ambition is because the frontier on Earth is essentially closed (with a few exceptions, but that’s unimportant right now), and has been for far too long. Progress is driven by mere grasping after wealth and prestige, whereas on the frontier, progress is driven by necessity and discovery. It’s the former folks that decide to FUND colonization efforts (to turn a profit, hopefully), and its the latter folks who actually GO. The problem is, while we have some of the latter folks interested in the High Frontier, the former aren’t yet.

Another reason we don’t send PEOPLE to space much is a bit more practical and one I happen to agree with: for most exploration purposes, a robotic vehicle is cheaper, better, and less risky. In my opinion, the only point at which it is worth sending people to, say, Mars, is as a Mars-to-stay mission (or at least a Mars-to-stay-for-a-while mission).

Comment on The Conquest of Space by Danielle

Danielle — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:53:51 +0000

the public doesn’t understand that some people are willing to sacrifice for something greater than themselves.

Agreed, the concept is totally lost on this generation. After all, what could be greater than ourselves??!? /sarcasm

Private space is the only way I see this working, in the long run. Thanks for stopping by! :)