tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post820000454077457074..comments2024-01-08T09:12:42.920-05:00Comments on SF and Nonsense: Making space for a space programEdward M. Lernerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15620756142619513714noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-59159493003867326662016-03-06T09:42:27.136-05:002016-03-06T09:42:27.136-05:00Keith, the notion of seeing Saturn-rise from up cl...Keith, the notion of seeing Saturn-rise from up close is just ... awesome. Literally. <br /><br />If it were me, I'd pick another moon for my gaping. Titan has an atmosphere about 50% denser than Earth's. I'm partial to Prometheus, both because it's close to Saturn and I once fictionally blew it up. Prometheus is one of the three shepherding moons just outside the rings.Edward M. Lernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620756142619513714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4672881018321440403.post-14921241014992744512016-03-06T08:12:31.645-05:002016-03-06T08:12:31.645-05:00"... if humanity is ever going to leave the c..."... if humanity is ever going to leave the cradle" is a good question. Have we become so self absorbed that our real striving has ended? The ancients watched the stars in wonder from the tops of Zigguarats. Our children raised in illuminated cities may never have looked at the stars. I've had many young visitors stand in shock on my deck when they see a meteorite. "Wow, what was that?"<br /><br />The Earth-rise picture from the moon may have been the pinnacle of 21st C. curiosity, making us want to return to our blue marble quickly. The picture that struck me the most was Saturn-rise over Titan. It gave me a glimpse of what was possible.Keith Kennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05431370415091202939noreply@blogger.com