Comments on: Was the 1960s Apollo Moon program an "anomaly"? http://21stcenturywaves.com/2009/02/03/was-the-1960s-apollo-moon-program-an-anomaly/ TECHNOLOGY BOOMS AND HUMAN EXPANSION INTO THE COSMOS Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:23:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://21stcenturywaves.com/2009/02/03/was-the-1960s-apollo-moon-program-an-anomaly/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Anonymous Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:23:14 +0000 http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2009/02/03/was-the-1960s-apollo-moon-program-an-anomaly/#comment-153 The mention of asteroids with earthbound vectors has always sent chills down my spine since I saw the movie <em>Armageddon</em>. While I know the plot is very unbelievable and has many holes and errors I do think there needs to be some sort of semblance of an idea as to what needs to be done should earth be hit by an asteroid. Take a look at this chilling video about what would happen if earth got hit by one. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/27/watch-if-an-asteroid-hit_n_153724.html Jack <strong>Thanks Jack. As Charleton Heston says at the beginning of Bruce Willis' movie, "It's happened before, and it will happen again." Bruce</strong> The mention of asteroids with earthbound vectors has always sent chills down my spine since I saw the movie Armageddon. While I know the plot is very unbelievable and has many holes and errors I do think there needs to be some sort of semblance of an idea as to what needs to be done should earth be hit by an asteroid. Take a look at this chilling video about what would happen if earth got hit by one.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/27/watch-if-an-asteroid-hit_n_153724.html

Jack

Thanks Jack.
As Charleton Heston says at the beginning of Bruce Willis’ movie, “It’s happened before, and it will happen again.”
Bruce

]]> By: Chris http://21stcenturywaves.com/2009/02/03/was-the-1960s-apollo-moon-program-an-anomaly/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Chris Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:08:44 +0000 http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2009/02/03/was-the-1960s-apollo-moon-program-an-anomaly/#comment-152 I think, if we can come through the problems we have now (like our over-reliance on fossil fuels), then we'll have a chance of making meaningful progress in space sometime in the next century or so. It definitely won't be 2020. <strong>Hi Chris, Thanks for your comment. Thanks also for your skepticism. In a world like this where so many in positions of authority are so confused about reality, skepticism is a very healthy response. Also, there's only one thing we can say "definitely" about the future: It definitely cannot be predicted with certainty! That's why I use a technique based on 200+ years of global economic, technology, and political trends. When you see patterns popping up repeatedly over 2+ centuries you have to be impressed. The media and most commentators have us so saturated with ultra-short term thinking that it's hard for most to identify with a long-term perspective -- that's one reason 21stCenturyWaves.com was created. But I think you've got it a little backwards, we aren't waiting to solve all our problems on Earth before we go into space; that's like waiting until we get well before we go to the doctor! :) In reality, we're going into space to help solve our problems on Earth !! A very important point. Energy is a perfect example of how this will work. It's 2009. By 2025 -- within 16 years or so of right now, based on the Maslow WIndows on the past 200 years -- we should have international bases on the Moon, space power satellites near Earth, and maybe the first folks on Mars. But saying this is like time-traveling back to 1953 and walking up to someone and saying, "Do you realize that in 16 years or so the first men will land on the Moon?" But of course it happened! And it's getting ready to happen again for the same economic and psychological reasons it did before. That's why this website exists: To show how how these brief, but magnificent Maslow Windows originate and how they enable unprecendented exploration and technology programs that transform the world. And that it's starting again, right now! Even our current global recession is a typical part of this picture; please check my archived posts on this topic. Keep thinking and reading...best regards, Bruce</strong> I think, if we can come through the problems we have now (like our over-reliance on fossil fuels), then we’ll have a chance of making meaningful progress in space sometime in the next century or so. It definitely won’t be 2020.

Hi Chris,

Thanks for your comment. Thanks also for your skepticism. In a world like this where so many in positions of authority are so confused about reality, skepticism is a very healthy response.

Also, there’s only one thing we can say “definitely” about the future: It definitely cannot be predicted with certainty!

That’s why I use a technique based on 200+ years of global economic, technology, and political trends. When you see patterns popping up repeatedly over 2+ centuries you have to be impressed. The media and most commentators have us so saturated with ultra-short term thinking that it’s hard for most to identify with a long-term perspective — that’s one reason 21stCenturyWaves.com was created.

But I think you’ve got it a little backwards, we aren’t waiting to solve all our problems on Earth before we go into space; that’s like waiting until we get well before we go to the doctor! :)

In reality, we’re going into space to help solve our problems on Earth !! A very important point. Energy is a perfect example of how this will work.

It’s 2009. By 2025 — within 16 years or so of right now, based on the Maslow WIndows on the past 200 years — we should have international bases on the Moon, space power satellites near Earth, and maybe the first folks on Mars. But saying this is like time-traveling back to 1953 and walking up to someone and saying, “Do you realize that in 16 years or so the first men will land on the Moon?” But of course it happened! And it’s getting ready to happen again for the same economic and psychological reasons it did before.

That’s why this website exists: To show how how these brief, but magnificent Maslow Windows originate and how they enable unprecendented exploration and technology programs that transform the world. And that it’s starting again, right now! Even our current global recession is a typical part of this picture; please check my archived posts on this topic.

Keep thinking and reading…best regards,
Bruce

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