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If it was about anyone else on any other subject I'd agree. Yet the select few that were lucky enough to get up there — and not even as far as Aldrin — really
by lloeki 13y ago
If it was about anyone else on any other subject I'd agree.
Yet the select few that were lucky enough to get up there — and not even as far as Aldrin — really have ulterior motives[0] quite different than selling a few printed pages.
[0]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overview_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overview_effect
- csixty4 13y agoAlso, he's been pushing for Mars for a while now, even saying a trip back to the Moon would be like reliving our glory days rather than doing real exploration.
- itsybitsycoder 13y agoIs it really fair to call those motives ulterior? Pro-colonization people seem to be very up-front about the importance of having a "backup planet" (to ensure the human race continues if something were to happen to our own "fragile ball of life").
- andrewflnr 13y agoAccording to google, "ulterior" basically just means "hidden"[0], so I think we can just say "ulterior motives, but in a good way". [0] https://www.google.com/search?q=define+ulterior https://www.google.com/search?q=define+ulterior