The Europeans (or ESA) have long term plans to put people on the moon as well as on Mars. This programme is called Aurora, and was decided upon in 2002. The goals include, among others, a Mars rover (2007) and a Mars sample return (two launches, 2011 and 2014). The manned plans include a landing on the moon by 2024 and on Mars around 2030-ish. Before that manned lunar landing I have no real knowledge on what the European plans for manned space travel really are. But things are moving along, just not as fast as I would like!
Surely he's not afraid of showing the world what he really think in matters? And even so, he do realise, of course, that we still get information about what he's doing, through other channels?
I want to stop aging. I am looking forward to the day we humans can live for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years, while our bodies are around the age of 25.
People die in crashing cars, in sinking ships and crashing aeroplanes. It's unfortunate and tragic, but it does happen and it doesn't stop us from travelling by those means again. It does make us try to make it safer. Of course people will die in space. Do you honestly expect no accidents will happen? It must be as safe as possible, of course. But not so safe that we'll never fly (the safest way to do anything, is to not do it at all).
We're all going to die. If it happens while I'm exploring a crater on the Moon, or standing on Phobos while watching Mars below me, or flying through the rings of Saturn, or standing to close to a geyser on Triton, then at least it happens while I'm doing something so marvellous and beautiful as actually travelling through space, exploring its wonders. It beats the prospect of dying by the hands of a murderer, or in a natural disaster, or in a car accident on my way to my boring workplace, just because I wanted to stay on Earth because I thought it was safer than travelling through the Solar System. Safer, perhaps. More exciting? Hmmm.
Drake's equation gives an estimation of how many intelligent technological civilizations with the capacity to communicate on interstellar level. However, you could change the equation to give an estimation on "life" in general in the universe.
I wonder why ESA's projects are often unknown to pretty much everyone. Is NASA better at informing the media on what they're up to? Or is it because so far, NASA has done the coolest things and that's why everyone only cares about NASA? Or is it ESA who doesn't understand the value of informing the public?
And what about Japan's adventures in space? Apparently they have a sample return mission en route to the asteroid Itokawa. It's highly interesting because it is a sample return and because it's using an ion engine, yet noone knows about it. Anyway, here's a
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It's amazing, isn't it? Science is science, and whether or not religion agrees with its findings have absolute zero relevance.
It's still a product that the producer invests time and money into, because he/she wishes to sell it to others. It's a product.
As for ownership, it's all in the definition of ownership. Ownership is nothing but an agreed-upon concept written and standardized in the law. If we decide that an artist owns his/her work, then that's how it is. If we decide that they do not own it and therefor can't sell it, then that's how it is. Of course, you could use weapons or other means to protect something that you yourself decide that you own, which would make you the de facto owner but not necessarily the de jure owner.
Though they'll happily install a Bonzi Buddy or Comet Cursor. How do we handle that great majority?
Natural selection? I mean, if they know there are alternatives and they know that Outlook and IE are unsecure even when patched (doesn't matter cause they wont patch, either), and even if they know that a firewall, antivirus and antispyware is necessary these days and still refuse to better themselves, all we can do is to try to be as safe as possible ourselves in order to protect ourselves from the spyware, viruses and worms that will be spread through their machines. And then one day perhaps they will realize that a clogged system, compromised personal data and sending spam from their computer is not a good thing. Maybe when they fall victim to identity theft or an erased harddisk will they understand. Maybe.
"BTW, there's no such thing as a "proud Christian"."
I agree. There's something ridiculous in holding a belief in Genesis, which is packed with scientific and factual errors. Since that book was written by God (or so the christians say), surely he could've gotten one or two things right...? Our scientists have better answers than God, apparently.
Well the other teams can still participate in the X-Prize cup. Also, some of them have probably invested so much they want to make money out of it in one way or another.
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That's just what makes it possible to limit it - not why they did it.
I'm happy to see that humankind is finally starting to grow up!
...why is it open only for Americans?
Why would piggybacking automatically mean failure? Are you suggesting that Huygens will fail too because it's piggybacking?
China is shut out from the ISS, and so they have plans for their own space station.
The Europeans (or ESA) have long term plans to put people on the moon as well as on Mars. This programme is called Aurora, and was decided upon in 2002. The goals include, among others, a Mars rover (2007) and a Mars sample return (two launches, 2011 and 2014). The manned plans include a landing on the moon by 2024 and on Mars around 2030-ish. Before that manned lunar landing I have no real knowledge on what the European plans for manned space travel really are. But things are moving along, just not as fast as I would like!
Evolution is a real part of a real science field - biology.
There is nothing to discuss regarding this particular so-called "controversy".
Surely he's not afraid of showing the world what he really think in matters? And even so, he do realise, of course, that we still get information about what he's doing, through other channels?
Wouldn't this have been clear the day they mapped the entire genome...?
I want to stop aging. I am looking forward to the day we humans can live for hundreds, perhaps thousands of years, while our bodies are around the age of 25.
It's a lot of money for me too, and I live in Europe. But then again I'm a student, so any money is welcome...
Exactly. I need RealPlayer sometimes anyway, and Quicktime at other times. So why should I stick to WMP only, just because it's in the OS?
I would believe the point is to explore the moon further, and to develop their technology.
People die in crashing cars, in sinking ships and crashing aeroplanes. It's unfortunate and tragic, but it does happen and it doesn't stop us from travelling by those means again. It does make us try to make it safer. Of course people will die in space. Do you honestly expect no accidents will happen? It must be as safe as possible, of course. But not so safe that we'll never fly (the safest way to do anything, is to not do it at all).
We're all going to die. If it happens while I'm exploring a crater on the Moon, or standing on Phobos while watching Mars below me, or flying through the rings of Saturn, or standing to close to a geyser on Triton, then at least it happens while I'm doing something so marvellous and beautiful as actually travelling through space, exploring its wonders. It beats the prospect of dying by the hands of a murderer, or in a natural disaster, or in a car accident on my way to my boring workplace, just because I wanted to stay on Earth because I thought it was safer than travelling through the Solar System. Safer, perhaps. More exciting? Hmmm.
Drake's equation gives an estimation of how many intelligent technological civilizations with the capacity to communicate on interstellar level. However, you could change the equation to give an estimation on "life" in general in the universe.
Aurora
And what about Japan's adventures in space? Apparently they have a sample return mission en route to the asteroid Itokawa. It's highly interesting because it is a sample return and because it's using an ion engine, yet noone knows about it. Anyway, here's a link.
It's amazing, isn't it? Science is science, and whether or not religion agrees with its findings have absolute zero relevance.
As for ownership, it's all in the definition of ownership. Ownership is nothing but an agreed-upon concept written and standardized in the law. If we decide that an artist owns his/her work, then that's how it is. If we decide that they do not own it and therefor can't sell it, then that's how it is. Of course, you could use weapons or other means to protect something that you yourself decide that you own, which would make you the de facto owner but not necessarily the de jure owner.
Natural selection? I mean, if they know there are alternatives and they know that Outlook and IE are unsecure even when patched (doesn't matter cause they wont patch, either), and even if they know that a firewall, antivirus and antispyware is necessary these days and still refuse to better themselves, all we can do is to try to be as safe as possible ourselves in order to protect ourselves from the spyware, viruses and worms that will be spread through their machines. And then one day perhaps they will realize that a clogged system, compromised personal data and sending spam from their computer is not a good thing. Maybe when they fall victim to identity theft or an erased harddisk will they understand. Maybe.
Why didn't they just replicate some money, or hack into some bank's computer system and create a new account or something?
I think that his brainwave alarmclock is more likely to be reality well before a phone system with no long distance charges...
I agree. There's something ridiculous in holding a belief in Genesis, which is packed with scientific and factual errors. Since that book was written by God (or so the christians say), surely he could've gotten one or two things right...? Our scientists have better answers than God, apparently.
Well the other teams can still participate in the X-Prize cup. Also, some of them have probably invested so much they want to make money out of it in one way or another.