October 2009
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$3 billion to save humanity
Or, it’s all about resources.
A 10-person panel released a report for NASA today, titled “Seeking a Human Spaceflight Program Worthy of a Great Nation”. In it, they basically suggested scrapping current plans for a space shuttle replacement in favor of a cheaper, simpler option, and sticking to shuffling astronauts to and fro the ISS rather than launching grand plans of lunar...
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“Kara Thrace: No, I know fear. And I get scared, just not of dying.
Lee Adama:...”
– - Battlestar Galactica, episode “Daybreak part 2”, season 4
There are few moments in popular television that actually inspire deep contemplation, and I would venture to say that the show Battlestar Galactica had far more per episode than most do in their entire history - assuming they...
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