This appeared in the July 23, 2009 edition of AlterNet. Space exploration might just be the key to human beings surviving mass genocide, ecocide or omnicide. On December 31st, 1999, National Public Radio interviewed the futurist and science fiction genius…

This appeared in the August 10, 2007 edition of AlterNet.org, while a condensed version appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on August 8, 2007.   Barbara Morgan’s journey into the cosmos sheds light on the importance of the space program. Everybody…

This essay appeared in the January 29, 2004 edition of the International Herald Tribune.   President Bush took a shot at establishing some legacy beyond a permanent war on terror when he delivered his space vision speech at NASA headquarters…

This version of the essay appeared in the Sep/Oct 2003 edition of The Futurist.   Pioneer 10 is silent. The ancient vessel was the first spacecraft to fly by Jupiter in 1973. It was the first human artifact ever to…

This article appeared in the NYU/Global Beat Syndicate on July 7, 2003.   Next January a rare confluence of political and scientific events will offer a golden political opportunity for a Democratic presidential candidate looking to stand out from a…

This article appeared in USA Today on February 17, 2003. It’s time for the space program to stop going around in circles. It’s time to go somewhere again.   Georges Clemenceau, French Prime Minister during the First World War, reportedly…