“We celebrate the tree that stretches to the sky, but it is the ground we should ultimately thank.”
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
“What we want you to ask yourselves is this: what is space, to you? Is it a playground? A quarry? A flagpole? A classroom? A temple? Who do you believe should go, and for what purpose? Or should we go at all? Is the realm above the clouds immaterial to you, so long as satellites send messages and rocks don't fall? Is human spaceflight a fool's errand, a rich man's fantasy, an unacceptable waste of life and metal? Are our methods grotesque to you, our ethics untenable? Are our hopes outdates? When I tell you of our life out here, do you cheer for us, or do you scoff?
Are astronauts still relevant in your time?”
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
Are astronauts still relevant in your time?”
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
“We were no longer riding a spacecraft, but a tiny bird, caught in a vast pit of tar, beating her wings so hard she risked leaving a piece of herself behind.”
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
“It is difficult to give thought to the stars when the ground is swallowing you up.”
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
“Are astronauts still relevant in your time?
We have found nothing you can sell. We have found nothing you can put to practical use. We have found no worlds that could be easily or ethically settled, were that the end desired. We have satisfied nothing but curiosity, gained nothing but knowledge.”
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
We have found nothing you can sell. We have found nothing you can put to practical use. We have found no worlds that could be easily or ethically settled, were that the end desired. We have satisfied nothing but curiosity, gained nothing but knowledge.”
― To Be Taught, If Fortunate
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