(Jon sez:)
This part of A Miracle of Science takes place, as the guys from
Mystery Science Theater would
say, "On the Moon! In the future!"
I was born just before
the first man walked on
the Moon. Mark was born around the time
the last man left.
We're both space enthusiasts, although I'm the lunatic who actually majored
in astronomy. (I later decided to switch my major to computer science.
More money, less bureaucracy, cooler cars.)
I hope that one day we'll have multiple space stations in orbit, routine
interplanetary travel, and cities on the Moon. I don't expect to see it in
my lifetime, though, unless we actually experience some kind of
technological Singularity. It was half a millennium between the time the
first Europeans - tenth century Vikings - saw North America and the first
successful European colonization of the continent. And it was a lot easier
to get to North America than it is to get to the Moon.
So, while I'm Earthbound, I'll content myself with viewing the
Perseid meteor
shower.
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(Mark sez:)
Ehm... I've gone through a couple of versions of "Mark sez" and realized that I just don't quite have anything to say today. Ah-heh. Well, enjoy the comic anyway, won't you?
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