What time is it?
IT'S GOOGLE TIME!!
I've been getting a lot of comments on Facebook about the inplausibility of moon colonization. Well, of course it's implausible, we haven't reached the point where we're really trying!! Of course it gets me upset, we have so much inner turmoil on Earth because all of our interests are turned inward; get all the money, get all the resources, control all the people. The real peace of mind is in exploring space, at this point of time in what humans are able to comprehend, it's vastless. Earth needs a common goal to get everyone to stop thinking about themselves, and start thinking for themselves.
I'll continue to douse flamers cause this is what I believe in, there's a point in everyone's life that they find something they believe in and they stand up and revolve.
This was all over the Internet in 2007. Google just finished their $1M prize contest for launching a rocket into orbit and bringing it back to Earth safely. This was a precursor to the current $30M prize contest to fly to the moon and touchdown with a lunar lander. Their target date is 2014 to have privately funded moon landings. They are focused on sustaining humanity longevity by promoting innovation. Here are a couple of their competitions hosted by X Prize.
http://www.googlelunarxprize.org/
There is also a formalized career orientated option offered at the International Space University in France.
http://www.isunet.edu/
But I still believe the home-grown privatized projects are going to be more progressive at this point. University gives you a good knowledge base, but is slow moving and very traditional. They remain fairly theoretical and conservative with practical applications and investing their resources into topics such as space management and space law. We're still at an infantile stage when it comes to space, so I believe most of our progress will come from entrepreneurial radicals, non-conformists and mavericks. The norm isn't space, it's "who has a better cellphone plan". Sad.
Short blog, feeling a bit down and out, over and under. Ciao.
I'll continue to douse flamers cause this is what I believe in, there's a point in everyone's life that they find something they believe in and they stand up and revolve.
This was all over the Internet in 2007. Google just finished their $1M prize contest for launching a rocket into orbit and bringing it back to Earth safely. This was a precursor to the current $30M prize contest to fly to the moon and touchdown with a lunar lander. Their target date is 2014 to have privately funded moon landings. They are focused on sustaining humanity longevity by promoting innovation. Here are a couple of their competitions hosted by X Prize.
X PRIZE FOUNDATION
Feel like MacGyver? Join up.http://www.googlelunarxprize.org/
There is also a formalized career orientated option offered at the International Space University in France.
http://www.isunet.edu/
But I still believe the home-grown privatized projects are going to be more progressive at this point. University gives you a good knowledge base, but is slow moving and very traditional. They remain fairly theoretical and conservative with practical applications and investing their resources into topics such as space management and space law. We're still at an infantile stage when it comes to space, so I believe most of our progress will come from entrepreneurial radicals, non-conformists and mavericks. The norm isn't space, it's "who has a better cellphone plan". Sad.
Short blog, feeling a bit down and out, over and under. Ciao.
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