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May 01, 2008

The Carnival of Space - the anniversary edition

The one year anniversary edition of the Carnival of space is up at Why Home School ? As this is the anniversary edition it is the largest ever with the most articles.

I provided my article updating the progress of the vasimr plasma rocket and comparing the solar electric sail to a dandelion seed on the solar wind.

Centauri Dreams talks about Nick Bostrom's article about the Big Filter theory of the Fermi Paradox

Colony Worlds talks about conquering the kuiper belt

Loads of astronomy and the theme of space television with mentions of Star Trek, Space 1999, Battlestar Galactica, My Favorite Martian, Lost in Space, Babylon 5 and 2001 a Space Odyssey.

Posted by bw at 5/01/2008

Labels: future, propulsion, space

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