Is there life in space? within the solar system, which we can reach and are now beginning to explore, the answer may be: Nothing but spores and bacteria. Perhaps the answer is: Nothing. Beyond our

Colonies in Space

Is there life in space? within the solar system, which we can reach and are now beginning to explore, the answer may be: Nothing but spores and bacteria. Perhaps the answer is: Nothing. Beyond our region of space the answer may yet be: Civilizations and cultures of greatness and magnificence untold. But we have not yet learned to detect them or to communicate with them.
As this has become apparent there has been a reaction against many of the more utopian hopes associated with space flight. Less than fifteen years ago John Kennedy could commit the nation to explore "this new ocean," with widespread hope that we were entering a new Age of Discovery. Today it is fashionable to believe that our problems can find solution only on earth and there is nothing in space which can aid us in any way.
This is not so. If we cannot find planets fit for us to live on, or if Mars is not up to our fondest hopes - very well. We can take our own life into space. We can build colonies in space, as pleasant as we want and productive enough to markedly improve humanity's future prospects. And, we can begin to do this anytime we please.
Country USA
Brand Stackpole Books
Manufacturer Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1977
Binding Hardcover
EANs 9780811703970
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Stackpole Books
Manufacturer	Harrisburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1977
Binding	Hardcover
EANs	9780811703970
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Colonies in Space