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| Why Explore Space? A 1970 Letter to a Nun in Africa. (launiusr.wordpress.com) | ||
| recommended by 3 users | 2012 | 360 points by mike_esspe | space | original thread | | ||
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| yumraj Aug 15, 2012 | on: India announces plans for a Mars mission in 2013 | context |
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ciupicri Aug 25, 2012 | on: Neil Armstrong's death should be a wake-up call for the… | context
You might find this article interesting - "Why Explore Space? A 1970 Letter to a Nun in Africa." [1] (HN discussion [2]). [1] http://launiusr.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/why-explore-space-a... |
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pncnmnp Apr 2, 2023 | on: ISRO successfully lands a Reusable Launch Vehicle from a… | context
I'd like to shift the tone of this discussion from vitriolic to something more captivating. Why Explore Space? - https://lettersofnote.com/2012/08/06/why-explore-space/ Here is an interesting letter by Ernst Stuhlinger, then an associate director of science at NASA's MSFC, written to a nun in the 1970s. He explains the crucial role of space exploration in a country's growth. This topic sparked some engaging conversations on HN in 2012 and 2015: |
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| recommended by 1 user | 2020 | 597 points by hiharryhere | original thread | | ||
Anyone who thinks India doesn't need a Mars mission, please raise your hands up.
Done, good. Now you've given your opinion. Please sit down and shut the F up.
Whatever I write would pail in comparison to a thread posted a few days earlier:
Link: http://launiusr.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/why-explore-space-a...
HN discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4372563