Comments on: The Space Age is Dead http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/the_space_age_is_dead/ All publication is a political act. All communication is propaganda. All art is pornography. All business is personal. All hail Eris. Vive le poisson rouge sauvages! Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:55:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Stilgherrian · Oh, America’s 50 Years in Space… um, yeah, missed it http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/the_space_age_is_dead/#comment-10347 Stilgherrian · Oh, America’s 50 Years in Space… um, yeah, missed it Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:26:11 +0000 http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/the_space_age_is_dead/#comment-10347 [...] we celebrated 50 Years of The Space Age, commemorating the launch of Sputnik 1. I wrote about it, here and for Crikey (different pieces). I [...] [...] we celebrated 50 Years of The Space Age, commemorating the launch of Sputnik 1. I wrote about it, here and for Crikey (different pieces). I [...]

]]> By: Stilgherrian http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/the_space_age_is_dead/#comment-8652 Stilgherrian Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:38:50 +0000 http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/the_space_age_is_dead/#comment-8652 <strong>@Laurel Papworth:</strong> Yes, the <a href="http://www.googlelunarxprize.org/">Google Lunar X Prize</a>. I think this is exactly the sort of "maverick" thing that <a href="http://journals.aol.com/stuartatk/Cumbrian-Sky/entries/2007/10/01/space-age-rip/3023">Stuart Atkinson's rant</a> refers to. Not that I've properly read about Google's thingy yet. (I wonder if Google still counts as "maverick" given that they're one of the biggest, richest businesses in the world and have become a part of "mainstream culture" -- you know, being a verb n'all? I know their marketing department would like us to think so.) @Laurel Papworth: Yes, the Google Lunar X Prize. I think this is exactly the sort of “maverick” thing that Stuart Atkinson’s rant refers to. Not that I’ve properly read about Google’s thingy yet.

(I wonder if Google still counts as “maverick” given that they’re one of the biggest, richest businesses in the world and have become a part of “mainstream culture” — you know, being a verb n’all? I know their marketing department would like us to think so.)

]]> By: Laurel Papworth http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/the_space_age_is_dead/#comment-8650 Laurel Papworth Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:16:09 +0000 http://stilgherrian.com/human-nature/the_space_age_is_dead/#comment-8650 what about the X Prize that I wrote about on my blog a month ago? The space race sponsored by google? Anyway, we have enough to fix down here. Boring tho that may be. what about the X Prize that I wrote about on my blog a month ago? The space race sponsored by google? Anyway, we have enough to fix down here. Boring tho that may be.

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