tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post6473286954176194280..comments2024-01-22T18:31:36.450+00:00Comments on As it happens...: The New Space RaceCarruthershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02513533835951104740noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-35886854097933614032021-07-25T00:00:14.886+02:002021-07-25T00:00:14.886+02:00Exactly. And if everything we need is provided by ...Exactly. And if everything we need is provided by an oligarchy who fetch it all to us from space we are powerless.Carruthershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513533835951104740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-27574032269621294272021-07-23T09:00:21.290+02:002021-07-23T09:00:21.290+02:00It's all quite worrying in lots of ways. Why c...It's all quite worrying in lots of ways. Why can't these billionaires use their money to preserve the planet we've got instead of planning to exploit other planets. (And yes the quote from Bezos about putting heavy industry on Mars can be seen as a way of preserving earth, but that's not the way it shoud be done!)Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-36936161656765860752021-07-22T18:27:51.822+02:002021-07-22T18:27:51.822+02:00It seems not. One thing that bothers me is that if...It seems not. One thing that bothers me is that if all our heavy industry, etc. is moved into space, ordinary people on earth will have even less control over the way things are than they do now.Carruthershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513533835951104740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-24342506917422573142021-07-22T18:23:46.342+02:002021-07-22T18:23:46.342+02:00He commented on my Facebook page, too.He commented on my Facebook page, too.Carruthershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513533835951104740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-26059169828626254092021-07-22T18:23:05.374+02:002021-07-22T18:23:05.374+02:00You're right. Our initial steps into new place...You're right. Our initial steps into new places are usually a source of wonder. Then the rot sets in.Carruthershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513533835951104740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-54987753023114366572021-07-22T18:21:57.039+02:002021-07-22T18:21:57.039+02:00Thanks for the links. I've always really liked...Thanks for the links. I've always really liked Werner Herzog. He did a space film, The Wide Blue Yonder, which I quite like.<br /><br />I go on walks with similar intentions. I either succeed or find I have thoughts spinning round in my head. If the latter, I stop, give myself a good talking to and proceed (hopefully)more peacefully.<br />Carruthershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513533835951104740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-29886094259636596132021-07-22T14:16:09.563+02:002021-07-22T14:16:09.563+02:00On its way to Alpha Centauri? On its way to Alpha Centauri? Carruthershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02513533835951104740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-39555512421198697462021-07-22T13:36:43.158+02:002021-07-22T13:36:43.158+02:00That's all very well, but where's my Amazo...That's all very well, but where's my Amazon parcel?John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-46327331331899380582021-07-22T04:10:05.204+02:002021-07-22T04:10:05.204+02:00I enjoyed your post. I have mixed feelings about g...I enjoyed your post. I have mixed feelings about going into space. I think it is good as long as our own planet is not forgotten or neglected. It has always been man's nature to explore and discover, at first on earth and now in space. I do think it is important to explore space. We can only imagine how what is discovered will have an effect on our future. The sad part of it all is that we have already created a large amount of "space junk" caused by man that is orbiting around up there. Can't we figure out how to do anything without making a mess? Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-88633269318894015122021-07-21T17:33:28.611+02:002021-07-21T17:33:28.611+02:00I put a long post on early this morning and now I ...I put a long post on early this morning and now I just can't find it - it seems to have disappeared off the face of my computer. It is so frustrating and I can't do it again. Regarding the death in the village I have details straight from the hors's mouth so to speak. TFE actually commented on my post - it was loovely to be in touch again but I couldn't get back to him. It is all ttrying to say the leaast. And also I left a note saying I will run of that Covid poster once you have fitted my new catrtridge for me.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-48286998351198781132021-07-21T15:32:25.455+02:002021-07-21T15:32:25.455+02:00How the early explorers were admired and applauded...How the early explorers were admired and applauded! If only it had been knows what the ultimate outcome would be. I don't think it's far fetched either that in a few decades' time it will be happening again.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8773846093726464019.post-2147191967319417862021-07-21T15:23:57.164+02:002021-07-21T15:23:57.164+02:00Thank you for this. There's nothing to stop t...Thank you for this. There's nothing to stop them and and yet it occurs to me how seductive their illusion of control can be, especially after just finishing watching:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3leTaf2Txw<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UePpB9Qatnw<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWA7GtDmNFU<br /><br />and reading:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PZMGYPqs0Q<br /><br />https://allpoetry.com/poem/8514323-Nova-by-Robinson-Jeffers<br /><br />You've given me much to think about today. It's a good day for a long walk in the woods so I can get out of my mind and into my heart (-:amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.com