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Ken from Chicago wrote: "Stephen Fairchild" wrote in message ... Bob Kolker wrote: Steven L. wrote: If Mars also turns out to be lifeless, it will be hard to get Americans excited even about sending humans there. Ironically, science fiction has raised the bar for the average American: Alien life is now almost taken for granted, and that's what I think that most folks to hear about: Where are the alien life forms? Nowhere nearby. Almost certainly not in our solar system. But that is not sufficient reason not to go exploring. They may be other more relevent issues such as costs and payback. The Spaniards (for example) did not go a-sailing over the main just to see what was on the Other Side. They had gold and converts to Catholicism in mind. Those were the coins of their realm. The itch to travel and explore may be motivated the captains and crews, but it was potential profit and plunder that motivated the monarchs to fund them. If the tax payers are going to be mugged to fund space explorations they have every right to asked about the rewards and payback. Apart from mining the asteroid belt I can't see much plunder out there. -- Stephen Fairchild That's why you should have ROBOTIC space exploration and space mining. I can't help thinking of Christopher Columbus as being a 15th century robot. This Monday won't be the same! Tho later that could lead to human space COLONIZATION. Yes, explore first and then colonize later. Eric -- Ken from Chicago |
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William December Starr wrote: In article , said: On Tue, 03 Oct 2006 11:44:12 +0100, Stephen Fairchild wrote: Apart from mining the asteroid belt I can't see much plunder out there. ??? No imagination.... So, what do _you_ imagine? The Daleks are waiting out there for signals from their terrestrial agent George W. Bush. -- The All-New, All-Different Howling Curmudgeons! http://www.whiterose.org/howlingcurmudgeons |
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"Bob Kolker" wrote in message
... Ken from Chicago wrote: FIREFLY, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: TNS and much of Asimovian fiction would dispute the inherent boredom of a human-only universe. These universes are Business As Usual on a grander scale. But human struggle and failure has always been interesting. Why do newspapers sell? Because they contain bad news. Because they contain stories about Paris Hilton and Anna Nicole Smith. |
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"Steven L." wrote in message
If Mars also turns out to be lifeless, it will be hard to get Americans excited even about sending humans there. Ironically, science fiction has raised the bar for the average American: Alien life is now almost taken for granted, and that's what I think that most folks to hear about: Where are the alien life forms? You obviously have not been to San Francisco recently. |
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"DaffyDuck" wrote in message
news:2006100300011516807-daffyduck@spammersdiemacdotcom... On 2006-10-02 21:35:54 -0700, "Steven L." said: But now we know they don't. Well, we do not *know* they don't, and there's still other candidates out there, including Europe ("Attempt no landing there..."), and the old standby being Mars - which harbors some serious hopes for there being life there, as it has seasons, it has sub-surface water, etc.. One thing I do like about the BSG universe, is that the only life within it, is our protagonists' - no funky aliens, no odd lifeforms (albeit we're about to find a sick basestar, which may be an interesting arc) Agreed on what 'turns on' people to spacetravel, and that if we find no life, there won't be much glory and glamor in going out into space. Wow, I couldn't *possibly* disagree more. I find the idea of setting up space colonies immensely facinating, and, if I were offered the chance to go, I would take it in a New York minute. |
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"Marcovaldo" wrote in message
... "DaffyDuck" wrote in message news:2006100300011516807-daffyduck@spammersdiemacdotcom... On 2006-10-02 21:35:54 -0700, "Steven L." said: But now we know they don't. Well, we do not *know* they don't, and there's still other candidates out there, including Europe ("Attempt no landing there..."), and the old standby being Mars - which harbors some serious hopes for there being life there, as it has seasons, it has sub-surface water, etc.. One thing I do like about the BSG universe, is that the only life within it, is our protagonists' - no funky aliens, no odd lifeforms (albeit we're about to find a sick basestar, which may be an interesting arc) Agreed on what 'turns on' people to spacetravel, and that if we find no life, there won't be much glory and glamor in going out into space. Wow, I couldn't *possibly* disagree more. I find the idea of setting up space colonies immensely facinating, and, if I were offered the chance to go, I would take it in a New York minute. ....or a New New York minute... -- Qapla' Kweeg Ten of Canadian Clubs in the Eeeevil Trek Cabal "Half a gallon a'scotch!" Scotty (Spectre of the Gun) 1,079,252,848.8 km/h, not just a good idea, it's the law. "So say we all!" |
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