space travel

  • The last space shuttle landed safely this morning, and various headlines have announced that this is the end of the shuttle era. I think it may be more than that: the end of an age of which my generation saw the beginning. The term "space age," which for a long time meant whatever is newest

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  • Red and Dead

    Sunday Night Journal — January 25, 2004 When President Bush announced recently that he wants to revitalize our space exploration program with projects for establishing a permanent base on the moon and sending men to Mars, my immediate reaction was excitement. I find it, in fact, a bit surprising that anyone would react otherwise, but

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