I hope I'm still alive to see an expedition set off for Mars.
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He put up with a lot of pain. ... I don't think many people would put up with what he had to put up with.
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As for the torture of fans waiting for the other shoe(s) to drop, I hope that it is true - that there are readers out there panting to know what is going to happen to Adrian and Frances and Jessica, and who can't wait to find out who the aliens are and why they sent spaceship plans and what they want with humans. I must admit that I am curious, too.
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As for going to the stars, The Listeners concluded that it was inherently impossible and the only contact would be through radio. I believe that this may be true on the other hand, I still nurse my youthful aspirations to go to the stars, and I think that humanity should pursue it - after all, we have not reached the pinnacle of science and technology.
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That certainly is one approach to take. My own is to acknowledge the inner child and try to work with my first fascination with science fiction. I have tried to build on its idea content and narrative drive rather than to discard them.
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