This
Friday marks the 49th anniversary of when humans first landed on the moon. As someone who supports lunar exploration
(last year I announced my Stephen L. Thompson Lunar Exploration Prize) I wanted
to do something to mark the occasion. Therefore,
from now through Saturday, you will be able to grab my two books dealing with
the moon for free.
Hopefully,
in the not too distant future humans will return to the moon. We will build
bases and colonies, make farms and factories, and live, love and learn. “A Cabin Under a Cloudy Sea and other stories” contains five of my short stories that
are all set upon the moon. They give the tiniest glimpse of the possibilities
awaiting us there.
Over
the last few years a lot of people have caught Mars fever. It seems a week
doesn’t go by without a report of some new group wanting to send people to
Mars, or some big name in the industry talking about why we have to go to Mars,
or articles talking about the glorious future humanity will have on Mars. All
of this worries me. In my opinion, a Mars base is currently not sustainable
because there’s no way for it to make money. A few missions may fly doing
extraordinary science, but if it’s then cancelled for cost the whole Mars
Project may just be seen as an expensive stunt.
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