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"Some kind of celestial event. No — no words. No words to describe it. Poetry! They should have sent a poet. So beautiful. So beautiful... I had no idea."[0] W

"Some kind of celestial event. No — no words. No words to describe it. Poetry! They should have sent a poet. So beautiful. So beautiful... I had no idea."[0] What a beautiful sentiment. This humanizes space travel. I really hope the team succeeds on this mission, even with delays. As a kid, I always felt a sense of awe reading about space and space travel. Now I am in grad school and lost that feeling of awe along the way. The only times that feeling has come back were during the Rocketman livestream and now looking at this project. I am looking forward to the day that we go back on the moon, maybe even build a base there (Kurzgesagt released a video today about a moon base[1], coincidence?). Again, what a noble endeavor, a billionaire taking artists to the moon! [0] http://scifiquotes.net/quotes/139_They-Should-Have-Sent-a-Poet http://scifiquotes.net/quotes/139_They-Should-Have-Sent-a-Po... [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtQkz0aRDe8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtQkz0aRDe8

dylan604 8y ago
I keep hoping that we get some sort of SR Hadden "visionary" type. "The first rule of government spending, why build one, when you can have two at twice the price?" Maybe Musk is the closest we've got right now? SpaceX, Boring Company, Hyperloop are pretty visionary for civilian projects. Even Mr. Hadden wasn't very well liked by those with "lesser" visions.
abdullahkhalids 8y ago
We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still. We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars. Carl Sagan, Cosmos
- Balgair 8y ago
  What is even more poetic is that the "most used" spaceport in the future is likely to be on the Somali coast, just north of the Great Rift Valley where Homo sapiens saipens first evolved and looked out at the sea for the first time. [0] History, though it does not repeat exactly, certainly does rhyme. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recent_African_origin_of_modern_humans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recent_African_origin_of_moder... (ok, well, maybe that was the Atlantic, not the Indian, but still, Africa)
- enraged_camel 8y ago
  Must watch: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YH3c1QZzRK4 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YH3c1QZzRK4
tw1010 8y ago
And then there's this TAL story: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/655/the-not-so-great-unknown https://www.thisamericanlife.org/655/the-not-so-great-unknow.... :)

dylan604 8y ago

I keep hoping that we get some sort of SR Hadden "visionary" type. "The first rule of government spending, why build one, when you can have two at twice the price?" Maybe Musk is the closest we've got right now? SpaceX, Boring Company, Hyperloop are pretty visionary for civilian projects. Even Mr. Hadden wasn't very well liked by those with "lesser" visions.

abdullahkhalids 8y ago

We began as wanderers, and we are wanderers still. We have lingered long enough on the shores of the cosmic ocean. We are ready at last to set sail for the stars. Carl Sagan, Cosmos

Balgair 8y ago
What is even more poetic is that the "most used" spaceport in the future is likely to be on the Somali coast, just north of the Great Rift Valley where Homo sapiens saipens first evolved and looked out at the sea for the first time. [0] History, though it does not repeat exactly, certainly does rhyme. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recent_African_origin_of_modern_humans https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recent_African_origin_of_moder... (ok, well, maybe that was the Atlantic, not the Indian, but still, Africa)
enraged_camel 8y ago
Must watch: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YH3c1QZzRK4 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YH3c1QZzRK4

tw1010 8y ago

And then there's this TAL story: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/655/the-not-so-great-unknown https://www.thisamericanlife.org/655/the-not-so-great-unknow.... :)