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Category Archives: Space Exploration
Obama’s impact on the retirement of NASA’s Space Shuttle
NASA currently is developing the spacecraft and launch systems that will replace the aging U.S. space shuttle fleet. Unfortunately NASA’s current timeline leaves a gap of several years between when the last shuttle is decommissioned and when the new Aries … Read the rest of this entry
Posted in Science, Space Exploration, The Future
Tagged Aries, NASA, Obama, space policy, space shuttle
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Is NASA really preparing to announce the discovery of life on Mars?
A number of small items from NASA’s public relations efforts have caught my attention in the last several days, and — like pieces of a puzzle — I’m beginning to suspect that they all fit together in a way that … Read the rest of this entry
A Cure for the “Radiation Space Travel Blues”?
Science magazine has just published a peer-reviewed article examining the radioprotective (or anti-radiation) abilities of an emerging class of drugs. [1] This follows the recent announcements that two pharmaceutical/biotech companies have received government funding to further develop their respective anti-radiation … Read the rest of this entry
Posted in Innovation/Creativity, Science, Space Exploration, The Future
Tagged anti-radiation, biotech, Mars, moon, NASA, radiation, Science magazine, space
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Sir Arthur C. Clarke — The Prototype Futurist
Early on Wednesday morning (March 19, 2008), I was writing an article tentatively entitled “What is a Futurist?” when I heard on the radio of the death of Arthur C. Clarke. My first thought after hearing the news was that … Read the rest of this entry
Posted in Science, Science Fiction, Space Exploration, Technology, The Future
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Space and the 2008 Campaign: Obama “Believes in the Final Frontier”
I have been watching the U.S. presidential candidates (in both parties) for statements on their positions and viewpoints regarding space exploration. (See The Candidates’ Stand on Space Exploration — December 31, 2007.) When it comes to space exploration, the topic … Read the rest of this entry
Posted in Space Exploration, The Future
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