Category Archives: The Future

Obama’s impact on the retirement of NASA’s Space Shuttle

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Kevin A. Barnes

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 →

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The Democratization of Writing and Publishing: Access for All?

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Kevin A. Barnes

So where exactly is the digital revolution taking writing and the publishing industry? The new issue of The Futurist magazine (July-August 2008) contains the article “The 21st Century Writer“which yet again has me trying to visualize where the publishing industry … Read the rest of this entry →

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A Cure for the “Radiation Space Travel Blues”?

Posted on April 14, 2008 by Kevin A. Barnes

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 →

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Sir Arthur C. Clarke — The Prototype Futurist

Posted on March 20, 2008 by Kevin A. Barnes

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 →

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Space and the 2008 Campaign: Obama “Believes in the Final Frontier”

Posted on March 10, 2008 by Kevin A. Barnes

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 →

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