
Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book: Tsiolkovsky , Konstantin E. (2004-11), Selected Works of Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky, Univ Pr of the Pacific, Retrieved on 2012-01-01Source Material [books.google.com]
Folksonomies: science cosmism Memes
01 JAN 2012
The Greater Good of Science
There was a time – and very recently – when the idea of the possibility of
learning the composition of the celestial bodies was considered senseless even by
prominent scientists and thinkers. That time has now passed. The idea of the
possibility of a closer, direct study of the universe will today, I believe, appear still
wilder. To step out onto the soil of asteroids, to lift with your hand a stone on the
moon, to set up moving stations in ethereal space, and establish living rings aroun...As described by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, who predicted space exploration through reactive vehicles and expressed his hope through a better world through his research in 1912.