Not All Who Wonder Are Lost

pennyfournasa:

“Then we go to the moon and space enthusiasts say: ‘Oh! We’re on the moon by ’69, so we’ll be on Mars in another 10 years!’ They completely did not understand why we went to the moon in the first place…We were at war.” –Neil deGrasse Tyson

Does humanity have a future on Mars? We like to believe it’s still a possibility, given the right circumstances. After all, we shouldn’t have to be at war to venture beyond our own planet.

This short film written, directed and animated by Lukas Vojir shows a sort of “Martian Utopia” that may not be such a pipe dream in the future. We need your help to make it a reality. Making the right investments in science and technology is the only way humanity can become a multi-planet species.

Urge Congress to support funding for NASA and browse our new website while you’re at it!

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sagansense:

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson delivers an impassioned plea to the U.S. Congress to hoist America from its economic lethargy by boldly reinvesting in a robust space program.

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jtotheizzoe:

Will Space Travel Save Us All?

Mike from PBS’ Idea Channel has a sublime thought for you: How has space travel changed our perspective on the human condition? And will our evolution into private spaceflight change our access to space as more and more people to look down on our planet from above?

The answer relates to something called the overview effect, and in some ways it exemplifies the pinnacle of human unity. I completely agree that the sight of a borderless planet changes our perspective of what it means to live on Earth. In fact, I’ve talked about that before. More than once, actually.

Our first trips to space were driven by contests and wars, cold and hot. But that doesn’t mean that our future travels have to be motivated by anything close to that. Those old fires of competition have now ignited fires of curiosity and exploration, and they burn far hotter if you ask me.

If only we could use those fires to power a curiosity rocket … ENDLESS ADVENTURE amiright?

sagansense:

Life Of An Astronaut | Jerry Carr
Astronaut Jerry Carr knows space. As commander of Skylab, he spent over 2000 hours ins space, orbiting the Earth over 1000 times. Recounting his life story, Carr remembers the enchanting years he spent at NASA.

discoverynews:

Mars! Would you go? Sure you would. Would you go if you couldn’t come back?

(Source: youtube.com)