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Van Allen Questions Human Spaceflight
An anonymous reader writes "James van Allen - the discoverer of the Van Allen radiation belt - has called into question the motivations and expectations of space exploration and research, particularly manned space exploration. Van Allen comments that 'the only surviving motivation for continuing human spaceflight is the ideology of adventure.'"
'the only surviving motivation for continuing human spaceflight is the ideology of adventure.'"
And this is a problem because....?
I was like, odd hair metal and space don't really seem to go together
Next book - Clear Cutting Space. How to rape and pillage other planetary systems for fun and profit. by Sheetrock
"Wasn't it more likely that the motivation was hunger, so people followed the food?"
How do you know there aren't lots of tasty aliens out there if you don't look?
Was it much better when our only motivation was getting there before the Russians did?
Geez!
ruminescing == ruminating reminiscences?
Angry old man. He's probably complaining about kids walking on his grass too.
The deep oceans are something that we are just barely starting to explore. There are some crazy looking motherfuckers living down there. They glow and shit.
This sounds like a beautiful introduction to a documentary on the subject.
Don't call me a cowboy, and don't tell me to slow down!
Which position is best for zero-G sex, for one thing. ;)
He's already got his name on something in space, so he supposes it's time for everybody else to pack up their kit and go home.
"C'mon, everybody, back to Earth. Nothing to see here...except for these VAN ALLEN BELTS, baby! That's right! Booyah! In your FACE!"
First off, the medium that the oceanic explorers travelled on was also the one that could sustain them.
Sure, as long as they don't drink the water or drown in it!
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Insert Magic 8-ball resoponse here.
Maybe they did. In which case they are now at least 65 million years more technologically advanced than we are, wherever they are out there!
Yeah. We'll all stay home and stuff our face with buffalo wings and watch it on cable. Then we can pile into the $80K SUV and drive back to our perfect green lawns.
We are turning into an unwiped ass.