Comments on: Space Travel in the 22nd Century http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/2011/10/space-travel-in-the-22nd-century/ How human ingenuity is changing the way we live Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:22:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Updating the 100 Year Starship Symposium | Light a Rocket http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/2011/10/space-travel-in-the-22nd-century/comment-page-1/#comment-494 Updating the 100 Year Starship Symposium | Light a Rocket Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:04:14 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/?p=484#comment-494 [...] concepts at the far edge of the speculative frontier. The Smithsonian’s blog also carried an update about the conference, while MSNBC offered up a look at possible starship destinations, a major [...] [...] concepts at the far edge of the speculative frontier. The Smithsonian’s blog also carried an update about the conference, while MSNBC offered up a look at possible starship destinations, a major [...]

]]> By: Updating the 100 Year Starship Symposium http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/2011/10/space-travel-in-the-22nd-century/comment-page-1/#comment-468 Updating the 100 Year Starship Symposium Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:28:57 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/?p=484#comment-468 [...] concepts at the far edge of the speculative frontier. The Smithsonian’s blog also carried an update about the conference, while MSNBC offered up a look at possible starship destinations, a major [...] [...] concepts at the far edge of the speculative frontier. The Smithsonian’s blog also carried an update about the conference, while MSNBC offered up a look at possible starship destinations, a major [...]

]]> By: rikhard http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/2011/10/space-travel-in-the-22nd-century/comment-page-1/#comment-462 rikhard Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:54:15 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/?p=484#comment-462 There are two quotes from “The Hunt for Zero Point” by Nick Cook that make sense....in this context. "The biggest deterrent to scientific progress is a refusal of some people, including scientists, to believe that things that seem amazing can really happen," --George S. Trimble Jr. and "I know that if Washington decides that it is vital to our national survival to go where we want and do what we want without having to worry about gravity, we'd find the answer rapidly." --George S. Trimble Jr. There are two quotes from “The Hunt for Zero Point” by Nick Cook that make sense….in this context.

“The biggest deterrent to scientific progress is a refusal of some people, including scientists, to believe that things that seem amazing can really happen,” –George S. Trimble Jr.

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“I know that if Washington decides that it is vital to our national survival to go where we want and do what we want without having to worry about gravity, we’d find the answer rapidly.” –George S. Trimble Jr.

]]> By: erustus http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/2011/10/space-travel-in-the-22nd-century/comment-page-1/#comment-459 erustus Thu, 06 Oct 2011 05:16:34 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/ideas/?p=484#comment-459 I like the article on Innovation.Its very interesting.Wish to read more of this . Thanks for the beautiful article. I like the article on Innovation.Its very interesting.Wish to read more of this . Thanks for the beautiful article.

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