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<em>image by [mailto:owardeskildsen@msn.com Howard Eskildsen], Ocala, Florida</em><br /> | <em>image by [mailto:owardeskildsen@msn.com Howard Eskildsen], Ocala, Florida</em><br /> | ||
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| − | + | <td>After yesterday's LPOD about the upcoming Chinese rover mission to the Moon, to be followed in a few years by a sample return mission, and with planning underway for a human trip about 10 years from now, Howard's poster is a needed kick in the pants. Howard writes that this image <em>was inspired by a visit yesterday to the Container Store when my wife, Fairy, mentioned how she hated wasted space. A light came on, and I realized how much I hated that we could no longer fly our astronauts into space. This image composition resulted, and is the first of several that I have in mind</em><br /> | |
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It is unbelievable that the USA did Apollo and then nothing in human exploration of our solar system for 40 years; and we still have nothing on the drawing board. If human exploration had continued with the same rate of improvement as robotic spacecraft - compare Curiosity with Mariner 9 - we would be all over the solar system by now.<br /> | It is unbelievable that the USA did Apollo and then nothing in human exploration of our solar system for 40 years; and we still have nothing on the drawing board. If human exploration had continued with the same rate of improvement as robotic spacecraft - compare Curiosity with Mariner 9 - we would be all over the solar system by now.<br /> | ||
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<em>[mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Chuck Wood]</em><br /> | <em>[mailto:tychocrater@yahoo.com Chuck Wood]</em><br /> | ||
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| + | <p><b>Yesterday's LPOD:</b> [[September 15, 2013|Not Because It is Easy]] </p> | ||
| + | <p><b>Tomorrow's LPOD:</b> [[September 17, 2013|A Busy Neighborhood]] </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:43, 8 February 2015
Wasted Space
 image by Howard Eskildsen, Ocala, Florida |
After yesterday's LPOD about the upcoming Chinese rover mission to the Moon, to be followed in a few years by a sample return mission, and with planning underway for a human trip about 10 years from now, Howard's poster is a needed kick in the pants. Howard writes that this image was inspired by a visit yesterday to the Container Store when my wife, Fairy, mentioned how she hated wasted space. A light came on, and I realized how much I hated that we could no longer fly our astronauts into space. This image composition resulted, and is the first of several that I have in mind
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Yesterday's LPOD: Not Because It is Easy
Tomorrow's LPOD: A Busy Neighborhood
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