Comments for 21st Century Waves http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog TECHNOLOGY BOOMS AND HUMAN EXPANSION INTO THE COSMOS Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:31:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on 10 Lessons Peary & Amundsen Teach Us About the Human Future in Space by DT Regula http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2008/11/29/10-lessons-peary-amundsen-teach-us-about-the-human-future-in-space/#comment-2616 DT Regula Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:57:14 +0000 http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2008/11/29/10-lessons-peary-amundsen-teach-us-about-the-human-future-in-space/#comment-2616 Dear Dr. Cordell, I'd like to excerpt a part of your post in our Polar Explorers newsletter (parts of the 10, 9, and 8, linking to you for the rest) - may I have your permission to do so? In about a month we'll have one of our teams heading toward Antarctica as well. Best, DT Regula <strong>Yes, of course you can use it. Good luck on your trip... Best regards... Bruce</strong> Dear Dr. Cordell,
I’d like to excerpt a part of your post in our Polar Explorers newsletter (parts of the 10, 9, and 8, linking to you for the rest) - may I have your permission to do so? In about a month we’ll have one of our teams heading toward Antarctica as well.
Best,
DT Regula

Yes, of course you can use it.
Good luck on your trip…
Best regards…
Bruce

]]> Comment on Readers’ Fav Posts — Monthly by Angela http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/readers-favorite-posts-monthly/#comment-2582 Angela Fri, 28 Nov 2008 18:09:01 +0000 http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/readers-favorite-posts-monthly/#comment-2582 Obama made it to the Oval Office ... No matter how much emphasis he puts on space exploration, the fact is we are broke. Can you buy a Cadillac when you cannot pay the rent? <strong>The last 200 years show that Great Explorations (like Lewis & Clark) and Macro-Engineering Projects (like the Panama Canal) are driven by long waves in the economy that result in unprecedented economic booms about twice per century. See this <a href="http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2008/10/28/state-of-the-wave-geopolitical-economic-focus-monday-102708/" rel="nofollow">POST</a></strong> <strong>A consistent feature of these long waves is financial panics such as the Panic of 2008. They don't last forever. The current Panic has parallels with the Panic of 1893; it lasted about 6 years but gave birth to the most spectacular Maslow Window -- including the polar expeditions and the Panama Canal -- of the last 200 years (until the 1960s Apollo Window). It is likely the economy will soon recover and resume the "greatest ever global economic boom" that was interrupted in mid-2007. Whether our economic recovery will take a few years or a decade will depend on what Obama's new administration does.</strong> I certainly feel there is evidence supporting ... the fact that 1969 was such a pivotal moment in landing a man on the moon. But what has happened since? There should have been so much more going on since then, but space exploration has been basically "squashed." <strong>The whole point of this weblog is that the 1969 Moon landing was a "pivotal moment" in human history. What has happened since is a normal consequence of long waves in the economy and rapidly declining public support for Great Explorations and MEPs after major economic booms (like since the 1960s) that is characteristic of the last 200 years. </strong> <strong>However, the 2015 Maslow Window is coming and the space and technology future of the next 15-20 years is so bright, you're going to need shades! Check this <a href="http://21stcenturywaves.com//blog/index.php/2008/09/14/forecasting-the-next-20-years-in-space-state-of-the-wave-friday-91208//" rel="nofollow">POST</a>. All the best....Bruce</strong> Angela Obama made it to the Oval Office …
No matter how much emphasis he puts on space exploration, the fact is we are broke. Can you buy a Cadillac when you cannot pay the rent?

The last 200 years show that Great Explorations (like Lewis & Clark) and Macro-Engineering Projects (like the Panama Canal) are driven by long waves in the economy that result in unprecedented economic booms about twice per century.
See this POST

A consistent feature of these long waves is financial panics such as the Panic of 2008. They don’t last forever. The current Panic has parallels with the Panic of 1893; it lasted about 6 years but gave birth to the most spectacular Maslow Window — including the polar expeditions and the Panama Canal — of the last 200 years (until the 1960s Apollo Window). It is likely the economy will soon recover and resume the “greatest ever global economic boom” that was interrupted in mid-2007. Whether our economic recovery will take a few years or a decade will depend on what Obama’s new administration does.

I certainly feel there is evidence supporting … the fact that 1969 was such a pivotal moment in landing a man on the moon. But what has happened since? There should have been so much more going on since then, but space exploration has been basically “squashed.”

The whole point of this weblog is that the 1969 Moon landing was a “pivotal moment” in human history. What has happened since is a normal consequence of long waves in the economy and rapidly declining public support for Great Explorations and MEPs after major economic booms (like since the 1960s) that is characteristic of the last 200 years.

However, the 2015 Maslow Window is coming and the space and technology future of the next 15-20 years is so bright, you’re going to need shades!
Check this POST. All the best….Bruce

Angela

]]> Comment on How We Could Spot Nearby Space Aliens by Centauri Dreams » Blog Archive » Notes & Queries 11/24/08 http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2008/11/18/how-we-could-spot-nearby-space-aliens/#comment-2513 Centauri Dreams » Blog Archive » Notes & Queries 11/24/08 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:26:36 +0000 http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2008/11/18/how-we-could-spot-nearby-space-aliens/#comment-2513 [...] a star particularly interesting from a SETI point of view? Bruce Cordell looks at the question in a post in the latest Carnival of Space, drawing on a JBIS article by Martin Beech (”Terraformed [...] […] a star particularly interesting from a SETI point of view? Bruce Cordell looks at the question in a post in the latest Carnival of Space, drawing on a JBIS article by Martin Beech (”Terraformed […]

]]> Comment on How We Could Spot Nearby Space Aliens by Carnival of Space #80: Thanksgiving Edition | Starts With A Bang! http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2008/11/18/how-we-could-spot-nearby-space-aliens/#comment-2420 Carnival of Space #80: Thanksgiving Edition | Starts With A Bang! Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:19:55 +0000 http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2008/11/18/how-we-could-spot-nearby-space-aliens/#comment-2420 [...] that one of these other planets, somewhere in the galaxy, might have intelligent life living on it? 21st Century Waves isn’t telling, but is telling you how we could spot them if they are out there. I’m [...] […] that one of these other planets, somewhere in the galaxy, might have intelligent life living on it? 21st Century Waves isn’t telling, but is telling you how we could spot them if they are out there. I’m […]

]]> Comment on “A United, Global Effort for Long-Term Human Space Exploration?” — Why Not? by Library: A Round-up of Reading « Res Communis http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2008/11/08/a-united-global-effort-for-long-term-human-space-exploration-why-not/#comment-2120 Library: A Round-up of Reading « Res Communis Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:08:32 +0000 http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2008/11/08/a-united-global-effort-for-long-term-human-space-exploration-why-not/#comment-2120 [...] “A United, Global Effort for Long-Term Human Space Exploration?” — Why Not? - 21st Century Waves [...] […] “A United, Global Effort for Long-Term Human Space Exploration?” — Why Not? - 21st Century Waves […]

]]> Comment on NASA’s Challenging Future…! by Emma http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2008/08/01/nasas-challenging-future/#comment-2045 Emma Fri, 07 Nov 2008 09:54:51 +0000 http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2008/08/01/nasas-challenging-future/#comment-2045 Great work. Great work.

]]> Comment on Forecasting the Next 20 Years in Space — State of the Wave, Friday 9/12/08 by Mercy http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2008/09/14/forecasting-the-next-20-years-in-space-state-of-the-wave-friday-91208/#comment-1803 Mercy Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:29:45 +0000 http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2008/09/14/forecasting-the-next-20-years-in-space-state-of-the-wave-friday-91208/#comment-1803 Well said. Well said.

]]> Comment on 21st Century Waves on the Web — A Recent Sample by Jesus Martinez-Frias http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2008/10/12/21st-century-waves-on-the-web-a-recent-sample/#comment-1600 Jesus Martinez-Frias Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:50:59 +0000 http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2008/10/12/21st-century-waves-on-the-web-a-recent-sample/#comment-1600 Dear Bruce, Thanks a lot for your very interesting e-mail and website. I also think that the human colonization of space will be a fact very soon. Professor S. Hawking was very recently in Spain (Santiago de Compostela, Galicia) and he emphasized the same point: Click <a href="http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/sociedad/2008/09/25/0003_7169750.htm" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>. Kind regards, Jesus Martinez-Frias <strong>Dear Dr. Martinez-Frias, Thanks very much for visiting the site. Your work is very important to the human future in space. And I think you are right about space colonization!….Best regards, Bruce</strong> Dear Bruce,

Thanks a lot for your very interesting e-mail and website.
I also think that the human colonization of space will be a fact very soon.

Professor S. Hawking was very recently in Spain (Santiago de Compostela, Galicia) and he emphasized the same point: Click HERE.

Kind regards,

Jesus Martinez-Frias

Dear Dr. Martinez-Frias, Thanks very much for visiting the site. Your work is very important to the human future in space. And I think you are right about space colonization!….Best regards, Bruce

]]> Comment on 21st Century Waves on the Web — A Recent Sample by Gouki http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2008/10/12/21st-century-waves-on-the-web-a-recent-sample/#comment-1598 Gouki Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:36:52 +0000 http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2008/10/12/21st-century-waves-on-the-web-a-recent-sample/#comment-1598 thanks to mention my site, the concept of the windows maslov has astonished to me from the beginning,( also convinced! )i'm glad that you liked the modification of your '200 years' figure. you have an incredible website. I apologize for my imperfect english <strong>Good to hear from you! Thanks again for your comments and your ideas....Bruce</strong> thanks to mention my site, the concept of the windows maslov has astonished to me from the beginning,( also convinced! )i’m glad that you liked the modification of your ‘200 years’ figure.

you have an incredible website.

I apologize for my imperfect english

Good to hear from you! Thanks again for your comments and your ideas….Bruce

]]> Comment on “Warp 10, Scotty!” by Matt Metcalf http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2008/10/11/warp-10-scotty/#comment-1593 Matt Metcalf Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:31:10 +0000 http://21stcenturywaves.com/blog/2008/10/11/warp-10-scotty/#comment-1593 It's good to see the JBIS publishing these types of theoretical articles. I expect more of this kind of thing in the future, thanks to the formation of the Tau Zero Foundation (http://www.tauzero.aero). It’s good to see the JBIS publishing these types of theoretical articles. I expect more of this kind of thing in the future, thanks to the formation of the Tau Zero Foundation (http://www.tauzero.aero).

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