Sir Ernest Shackleton released the following advertisement for his Antarctic Expedition.
Men wanted for hazardous journey. Small wages. Bitter cold. Long months of complete darkness. Constant danger. Safe return doubtful. Honour and recognition in case of success.
Apparently 5,000 people responded almost overnight. I think we need more of that kind, to open up Space Exploration.
Explorer Bill Stone said, "There was once a time, when people did bold things to open the frontier. We have collectively forgotten that lesson". I hope we will explore oceans and space at least as thoroughly as we had explored land. Along with the technology and financial backing, we need right kind of leadership. Courage is a very important quality. Here is a quote by Lord Chesterfield:
You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to loose sight of the shore.
Sending crew to moon without return propellent, mining the moon to get fuel for return journey and to set up a fuelling station to ease interplanetary exploration - this is indeed loosing sight of shore.
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Want to see the actual newspaper advertisement Sir Ernest Shackleton published or learn more about his famed endurance expedition? http://johnhyattillustration.com/ is a very good resource.
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