What do you want to see next in space exploration?
by Jim Dickerman
November 26, 2012 | 0 comments
I would like to see further exploration of the moons of Jupiter and Saturn where life may exist such as Europa. I would like to see a lander and ideally something that could have some limited mobility to investigate further away from the landing site (maybe a hopper) ... more »
by Tom Mundell
November 26, 2012 | 0 comments
My vision for the next 20 years is 2 goals: 1. Robots to the asteriods to mind the minerals and learn about them. Also establish landing sites for humans 2. Develop the space elevator for moving material into space and later humans. -Retired Federal Employee ... more »
by Dr. Andrea Chonin, RN, MSN, Ed.D.
November 26, 2012 | 0 comments
I would like to see and participate in the research as to how humans will evolve in space environments. Martha Rogers (Nurse Theorist and Futurist) used the term Homo Spacialis (humans in space) to describe that our bodies will evolve when exposed to long term microgravity environments. I would like to be the person who determines what level of gravity is needed for bone growth to occur and if a rotational space craft is going to be necessary for children to grow and develop appropriately in space with their parents. I would love to help determine what the new norms ... more »
by Gerd Ulbers
November 26, 2012 | 0 comments
Robots like Curiosity should explore all accessible planets and moons. Space telescopes should be distributed in the solar system. They shall be connected by aperture synthesis to achieve an extreme high resolution to get detailed images from extrasolar planets. Every time when new planets are found in the habitable zone of a solar system optical and radio seti should be directed to that position. ... more »
by Marco Tantardini
November 26, 2012 | 0 comments
As proposed at the Keck Institute for Space Studies (http://kiss.caltech.edu/study/asteroid/index.html), I would like to see a robotic mission to a small Near Earth Asteroid (NEA): the spacecraft would capture the small NEA and move it to a High Lunar Orbit (HLO) or to a Lagrangian point. This can be done by 2025. Once the small NEA is a few days from Earth, we can send astronauts there with a simple upgrade of an already available system such as Falcon9+Dragon or similar. And this plan is flexible and does not require an increase in the budget. I think it is cool ... more »
by Keithen Hayenga
November 26, 2012 | 0 comments
I'm not so picky about what space projects are undertaken. I would just like to see more cooperation between NASA and international space agencies. ... more »
by Guy Walton
November 26, 2012 | 0 comments
I would like to see a long range plan over the next 1000 years for colonizing the Moon, Mars, and all habitable planetary moons and asteroids as far out as Nepture as a stepping stone until human kind figures out a way to go to the stars. Also, we need to protect our planet from global warming so it does not become unihabitale over that 1000 year period. ... more »
by Dr David Baines
November 26, 2012 | 0 comments
I would like to see more investment in the exploration of the asteroid belt. There are two reasons for this; 1)To protect our planet from an asteroid (NEO) hit. 2) and to commercially exploit asteroids to kick-start space business. I believe that the only way that space exploration will generate a critical mass is if there is a direct business return on investment by companies and private individuals. The history of the exploration of our own planet teaches us this lesson - that at first you have the pioneers, then a period of procrastination folowed by burst of interest when ... more »
by NAZARIO MACALINTAL JR.,MD
November 26, 2012 | 0 comments
Hopefully, someday humans and other creatures out there will understand each other with universal translator, and do cultural exchange (assuming they are friendly forces). That will be preceded by many other visions described by other members ... in the meantime, lets' treasure all TPS efforts to keep this momentum going.who knows , we might stumble o something out there .... ... more »
by Alan Turk
November 26, 2012 | 0 comments
I used to think there was a chance I could live long enough to see the day when the first man (or woman) set foot on Mars. I'm now 74, and that possibility seems to be rapidly vanishing. Is there still hope for that? Well, maybe, but I don't really think so. But it's so much more than just a beautiful dream. One day, it's going to happen - we will all be extinguished in one way or another, whether by asteroid impact, global disease, war, climate change or something as yet not thought of. If we truly want to ... more »
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What sparked your passion for space?
by David Kaye
December 3, 2012 | 0 comments
When I was a young boy I read "Red Planet," by Robert Heinlein. It inspired my to read science fiction books by Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clark, Theodore Sturgeon and many, many, more. Space, and science fiction, became a life-long passion for me. I am now frustrated by the reduced funding for NASA projects. But, I am encouraged by the vision of civilians like Elon Musk and his company SpaceX. I became a microwave engineer and am now a Life Member of the IEEE. I have worked on a number of significant space programs. I later became a Sr. Editor ... more »
by John Fettik
December 10, 2012 | 0 comments
....back in 1957. I was 11 years old when I watched Sputnik soar across the sky. I'll never forget it. I can still picture it today. I got involved in model rockets spending most of my allowance on mail order kits. Then along came Star Trek expanding my imagination and wondering what was really out there and how and when, NOT if, we would find other intelligent life. Someday our distant technology will let it happen. ... more »
by Ken
December 2, 2012 | 0 comments
My father, whom I did not get along with in many ways, and I shared a love for looking at the moon during the 50's when I was growing up. It was exciting to see the first moonwalk by Armstrong, and has been exciting to see the Mars lander bring back information. Most inspirational however have been the pictures from Hubble. Seeing other galaxies and universes. The mathematical probability that we are not alone is great, but do we really want to make contact? Could a superior race not enslave us? So many of the planets are gaseous and uninhabitable ... more »
by Victor Hamilton
December 7, 2012 | 0 comments
As a 12 year old, I was interested in the stories about Tarzan. Unknowingly, I picked up a book about John Carter, Edgar Rice Burroughs famous scifi character on Mars. I got hooked! This led to other scifi stories by many authors and ultimately led me to my interest in space and related science and engineering. ... more »
by Bette Chambers
December 2, 2012 | 0 comments
Reading science fiction, and, once having the best job in the world, working as a volunteer assisant for Dr. Isaac Asimov when he served as president of the American Humanist Association; 1984-1992 (early). I had experience as AHA president myself-1973-79. Also, my interest in NASA and the space program. ... more »
by Pedro Fronteira
December 7, 2012 | 0 comments
"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious" Albert Einstein When I first read the last, I knew that science was in my blood and the insatiable kid curiosity was to follow me throughout my journey on this earth. Then came the timeless sci-fi that is Star-Trek and the many hours spent wondering about space travel & what lies within this vast expanse that is the cosmos. Perhaps the universe striving to understand itself & one among many, waiting to be explored. For me, it all coalesces into our ultimate calling, as a species capable of great advancements ... more »
by Sheila Henika
December 10, 2012 | 0 comments
Kindergarten meant boredom and exploration. School - boring. Living in the Mojave Desert in the early 1970's - lots to explore. Whoever said the desert is barren has never seen it in the open expanses. Nothing describes this better than the night time panorama of the desert skies. In those days, there was little if no light pollution. My Dad would set up lawn chairs; yes, the aluminum type with the plastic strips that left lines on your legs and were so unstable one did not dare move. We would lie out and just stare at the light show. The ... more »
by Mark Anderson
December 10, 2012 | 0 comments
What makes us so formidable as a species is the ability of an individual to take the collective knowledge and experience of 100,000 years and apply it to the issue at hand often without the direct knowledge of how to personally construct the tool at hand. My first glimpse of the profound awe that would enrapture me for the rest of my life was from peering into the vast depths of the imaginations of the great science fiction writers. At first it was the action that caught my attention but as my understanding grew it was the concepts of science ... more »
by Lori Pierce
December 6, 2012 | 0 comments
I forgot to mention, in my last story, that Sputnik was launched on my birthday! October 4, which made it all the more merorable! I can't you what presents I got but, I REMEMBER SPUTNIK!! ... more »
by Lori Pierce
December 3, 2012 | 0 comments
I was only 3 years old,kids don't remember much at that age. But I remember this! Dark, my dad and my uncle looking up at the stars from our front yard. Saying things like, is that it, it has to be, it's moving. And binoculars being used. And a word "Sputnik". I wondered what else is up there, I wanna see too! Yes! It, was 1957. I'm now 58 years old, looking and seeing a lot more. ... more »
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What might the future be like without space exploration?
by Jim Bell
December 5, 2012
We are born explorers. As infants we first learn to use our senses -- vision, hearing, touch, taste -- to learn about the nature of the world around us. And then -- gloriously! -- as toddlers we add mobility and can finally rove around and explore not just what is within our vision, but also the unknown across the room, or around the corner. It turns out that that urge to explore never leaves us as we continue to grow, as individuals, and as a civilization. Nowadays our fascination with the unknown compels us to explore not just the world around us, but the limitless frontiers of distant planets, stars, and galaxies.
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