I urge all who believe in the importance of space colonization — of whatever type — to listen to
Steven Wolfe’s recent interview on the Space Show. He has a great deal of importance to say about what the public needs to hear, in contrast to what it has actually been hearing about space [...]

Science fiction has always been based on this assumption. The usual premise of SF set in large colonies, those ready for independence, is that they are being economically exploited by whatever agency — governmental or private — made the original investment. The plot often involves the colonists winning, or attempting to win, their freedom. [...]

Science fiction has always been based on this assumption. The usual premise of SF set in large colonies, those ready for independence, is that they are being economically exploited by whatever agency — governmental or private — made the original investment. The plot often involves the colonists winning, or attempting to win, their freedom. [...]

Buried in a Reuters news story focused on the possible militarization of space, there’s a statement that should remove all doubt about whether or not it’s worthwhile to go back to the moon as soon as possible and establish a permanent base there.

Reuters states that scientists have said the moon “is a source of potentially [...]