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Richard Branson reminds me of a robber-baron hero from a Robert A. Heinlein novel.
by RyanMcGreal 16y ago
Richard Branson reminds me of a robber-baron hero from a Robert A. Heinlein novel.
- jerf 16y agoI am also thinking Captain Nemo from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, or his updated compatriot Hagbard Celine from the Illuminatus! trilogy. Somewhat more seriously, this is an interesting turn in events when compared to space policy too. We have conquered the land of Earth. The remaining frontiers are the sea, and space. In both cases our governments appear to have spent themselves, but private investment in space is becoming a serious force to be reckoned with, and now we get this article about a serious foray into the ocean by a private company. It makes me seriously wonder if a new Age of Exploration isn't about to open up again.
- wtracy 16y agoWe've had plenty of forays into the ocean by private oil companies: http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2008/11/mile-and-half-deep-submersible.html http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2008/11/mile-and-half-deep-... This is much more inspiring, though.