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All these worlds are yours - except Europa
by prevailrob 2y ago
All these worlds are yours - except Europa
- helsinkiandrew 2y agoAttempt no landing there. > Clipper is a pricey gamble. Even though it was scaled back from a design that included a lander
- Simon_ORourke 2y ago> Attempt no landing there. And what did folks try and do in the sequel? Attempt to do a s*t-ton of moon landings!! Best commentary on the nature of humanity in any work of fiction since the Bible.
- pcardoso 2y agoI think this message was sent after the landings happened and after Jupiter's ignition. When they were stranded in Europa it was still an icy moon. For those wondering, this is from 2010, the sequel book/movie to 2001 a Space Odyssey.
- pavlov 2y agoClarke's third book "2061" describes the attempts to land on Europa despite the forbidding alien message.
- pcardoso 2y agoMea culpa, you are right! I forgot about that.
- xp84 2y agoI remember finding this series greatly engrossing, including 2061 and 3001, when I read them at age 12 or so. I wonder now if I should attempt re-reading. My only worry is that it'll take me until the year 2061 at the amount of free time I have today :(
- nihzm 2y ago> please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize. IMO the title of the post should be "Ice Skater" https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html