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Sep
17

There are many reasons why a human colony on Mars is a desirable goal, scientifically and politically. The strategy of one-way missions brings this goal within technological and financial feasibility. Nevertheless, to attain it would require not only major international cooperation, but a return to the exploration spirit and risk-taking ethos of the great period of Earth exploration, from Columbus to Amundsen, but which has nowadays been replaced with a culture of safety and political correctness.

MadeleineS on September 17th, 2011

Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Ph.D., and Paul Davies, Ph.D.

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Apr
22

rocket at sunset

MadeleineS on April 22nd, 2011

Photo of the Saturn V Rocket taken by NASA via wikipedia

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Feb
19

FYI: If I Fell Through The Earth, What Would Happen In The Center?

JosephC on February 19th, 2011

FYI: If I Fell Through The Earth, What Would Happen In The Center? | Popular Science
I have always wondered what would happen if you could fall through the earth without dieing. I figured something like this would happen. Kinda random but still interes…

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Feb
19

FYI: If I Fell Through The Earth, What Would Happen In The Center?

JosephC on February 19th, 2011

FYI: If I Fell Through The Earth, What Would Happen In The Center? | Popular Science
I have always wondered what would happen if you could fall through the earth without dieing. I figured something like this would happen. Kinda random but still interes…

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Jul
23

Rulers Without Measure

BenB on July 23rd, 2010

The likelihood of Elena Kagan’s approval by the Senate is high, not because she’s qualified, but because she knows the right people, talks the right way and has the right mannerisms. While the people in Washington are often — and correctly — called “the ruling minority,” Angelo M. Codevilla with the American Spectator‘s latest issue [...]

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