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Alex Turnbull's avatar

This is such an amazing piece, especially the sentiments at the beginning around how as a species we have faltered in our exploration of the solar system. I have always loved the quote by Tsiolkovsky about the cradle of humanity. It is one the quotes I have on my wall. I also love the work of Sagan. I have tried to combine these in my novel “Orphans of Apollo”. And the video “Wanderers”, I love this too! When I sit down to write I often put this on to get myself into the right headspace. Great work Owen.

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David Kingsley, PhD's avatar

Great article and stimulating read to start a Saturday. Where should we go first? In my opinion, whatever is easiest. Why is that? I think there is something to the Dave Ramsey method of getting the ball rolling with some earlier wins that draws the greatest interest. The more challenging destinations (even if they are better or more important long term) will likely follow once we have established a foothold and built up our capabilities and confidence. Starting with easier targets like the Moon allows us to achieve quick successes, gather valuable experience, and generate the momentum needed to tackle more ambitious goals like Mars and beyond.

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