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You must fight the bear!
A journal of the human adventure into the unknown
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[::..about this blog..::]
"...all these worlds..." is a blog by David Hitt. It covers space exploration, decent science fiction, humor (by its very nature), and whatever else I happen to find cool. (Formerly "You Must Fight The Bear")

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:: Wild Fire Unveiling
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:: Genesis solar wind sample return
::Sept. 29::
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::Oct. 9::
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::Oct. 18::
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::Oct. 19::
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::Dec. 25::
:: Huygens Probe Release
::Dec. 30::
:: Deep Impact launch
::Jan. 14 '05::
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::NET March 6 '05::
:: STS-114 launch
::April '05::
:: ISS Crew Exchange
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:: STS-121 launch
::August 10 '05::
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::Sept. 17::
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::Sept. 21::
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::Nov. 5::
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::Nov. 16::
:: Buck Rogers DVD
::Dec. 7::
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::May 19, 2005::
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[::..space voyagers..::]
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[::..Mac stuff..::]
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[::..other links..::]
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:: Jabberwacky [>]
:: Strong Bad e-mail [>]
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[::..my profile..::]

Name: David Hitt
About Me: Inspiring the next generation of explorers...
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[::..disclaimer..::]
The opinions expressed on this page are those of the author, and very likely no one else.

[::..archive..::]

:: Monday, April 21, 2003 ::

Prometheus Bound
U.S. News has an interesting article about the Project Prometheus nuclear powered spaceflight initiative.
It offers a really good explanation of what exactly is being proposed, and balances it with views of opponents of the program.
I still have trouble, though, taking seriously claims like "we believe the technology will be cross-fertilized into the Pentagon as well," when you consider that one of the reasons ex-Navy-honcho O'Keefe likes the Prometheus idea so much is that the military has been using nuclear power on naval craft for decades. Why exactly would they need to get from NASA technology that NASA is co-opting from them?

:: :: 09:31 :: David :: [permalink] ::

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