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... continuous war, and the Overview Effect, represented by images of the Earth from orbit, is one of the most powerful symbols of that dream. This dream needs substantive proposals, however, to ... 's novels about the "uplift wars." This new "Post-Human Space Program" will need to be both broad enough and deep enough to encompass all sentient life in the universe, including humans ... now that our journey into space is a collective "hero's journey," one in which we can all play a heroic role. '''References''' (1) The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution, Houghton ...

... urge for flight, exploration and survival, together with our curiosity about the universe, are embedded deep in human genes and human consciousness. Even if these urges were ignored, we believe the ... have the potential to destroy human life. Our future in space is one potential solution to this dilemma. It is our conviction that space migration offers the opportunity to create an "Island of ...

... dismissed such things as antigravity and nuclear power and settled on something that I, for one, would absolutely love to see, although from a distance. Image:Hackensaw.jpg border 200px A ... the flywheel of an engine than an amusement park ride. Its foundations would be sunk deep into granite bedrock and the whole thing reinforced by heavy chain tie-downs. The wheel ... order to accustom the passengers to the acceleration), the chain is gradually paid out. A deep excavation beneath the wheel allows room for the spacecraft as it whirls in ever-increasing ...

... brand-new American National Aeronautics and Space Agency) who had come to Canada to explain the workings of the American space program. Dryden was considered to be one of the world's top ... 's misfortune would almost certainly have been seen as a godsend for Canadair, which had deep roots inside the CAI. On March 26th 1959 the chief of the Air Staff for ... magazines explaining why Canada should become part of a Commonwealth space program. One of the plans they proposed was to establish a space launching site at Moosonee a small town at the southernmost ...

... a sophisticated understanding of space. As well, hymns about space flight have been penned. In few contexts do “ordinary” people get to sing about space or space flight, church surprisingly is one such place. ... , “Great Creator, give us guidance till our goals and yours are one.” 1 Human inventiveness confronts humanity with a deep challenge, the ability to destroy this “green and ordered earth” ...

... , granting us unparalleled access to other worlds and the deep recesses of the Cosmos. For our pioneers, however, the exploration of space was not of exclusively scientific importance: rather, it ... one considers all the data acquired by scientific probes one may legitimately ask, "for what purpose is this information sought?" The pioneers discussed in this article help to remind us that space ...

... to a computer to virtually "fly" over the surface of the Earth, plunge into the deep ocean depths to explore thermal vent communities, or climb to the top of Mt. Everest ... health of the planetary biosphere itself. A wealth of new space-based concepts and technologies will be brought back to Earth. In one way or another, all individuals in every nation will ... have new experiences in orbital resorts and habitats and Lunar and Martian Colonies. Space Art, Space Entertainment, and Space Sporting Events would capitalize on already established multi-billion dollar earthbound financial industries. In ...

... food in space, and recycle most of our water. Some plants grow well in zero-gravity, while others do not. Lunar pioneers likely will have good luck growing plants in one sixth ... farming experiments. The Moon's north and south poles may have water ice in their deep craters that never see the Sun's rays, and this water could be mined to ... & Gary Hudson Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer Image:9781894959421.jpg '''Buy This Book''' http://www.apogeebooks ...

... of the presence of water hidden deep within the soils of Mars and there is even an ocean found beneath the thick exterior crust on one of Jupiter's moons, Europa. Since water is important to help life gain a foothold, scientists are eagerly planning future missions to explore these regions of space for traces ... Jim Zebrowski Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer Image:9781894959421.jpg '''Buy This Book''' http://www.apogeebooks ...

... like oxygen from sublimating away into space. Although there is some evidence that ice may exist at Mercury's poles in the bottoms of some deep craters, we are generally unlikely to ... hidden from their sun's energy (usually in deep craters at the planet's poles) it will very likely simply sublimate away into space. ---- Answer provided by Joe Rhemann Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer Image:9781894959421.jpg '''Buy This Book''' http://www.apogeebooks ...

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