Monthly Archives: June 2009

Is "Moon" evoking "2001," or does its mining outpost on the far side of the moon simply happen to date back to the "2001" era (which was, of course, eight years ago)? After the mission carrying Dave Bowman disappeared beyond Jupiter, mankind decided to focus on the moon, where we were already, you will recall, conducting operations. The interior design of the new moon station was influenced by the "2001" ship, and the station itself was supervised by Gerty, sort of a scaled-down HAL 9000 that scoots around. The station is largely automated; it processes lunar rock to extract helium-3, used to provide Earth with pollution-free power from nuclear fusion. In an age when our space and distance boundaries are being pushed way beyond the human comfort zone, how do we deal with the challenges of space in real time? All Sam knows is that he’s past his shelf date and ready to be recycled back to Earth. read more

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