Everyone Should Take Their Hats

I Don't Think We're Going To Build A 50-person Spacecraft Or A 100-person Spacecraft.

The Urge To Explore Has Propelled Evolution Since The First Water Creatures Reconnoitered The Land. Like All Living Systems, Cultures Cannot Remain Static; They Evolve Or Decline. They Explore Or Expire. . . . Beyond All Rationales, Space Flight Is A Spiritual Quest In The Broadest Sense, One Promising A Revitalization Of Humanity And A Rebirth Of Hope No Less Profound Than The Great Opening Out Of Mind And Spirit At The Dawn Of Our Modern Age.

I Grew Up In A Country That I Thought Was Special. And It Was.

Unfortunately, Kids Are Led To Believe Things Are Easier To Achieve Than They Really Are.

As Someone Who Flew Two Space Capsules And Twice Landed In The Ocean, I Can Attest From Personal Experience How Much Logistics Work Is Needed To Get You Home.