Our space agencies won’t be able to push out farther into space, to a destination like Mars, until we can learn more about how to strengthen the weakest links in the chain that makes spaceflight possible: the human body and mind.


“Some people do not become aware of inclinations or future career paths in their childhood, but instead are made painfully aware of their limitations.”
― Mastery
― Mastery

“The trees were always doing something: when I kept this fact placed firmly in front of me, I got closer to making sense of the problem.”
― Lab Girl
― Lab Girl

“The scientific revolution was, in many ways, a by-product of mysticism and magic. In fact, once the tangled origins of modern science are unravelled, it is doubtful whether a ‘scientific revolution’ occurred.”
― The Soul of the Marionette: A Short Enquiry into Human Freedom
― The Soul of the Marionette: A Short Enquiry into Human Freedom

“Unlike NASA, the Russians don’t feel the drama of the countdown is necessary.”
― Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery
― Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery

“The human that depended on focused attention for its survival now becomes the distracted scanning animal, unable to think in depth, yet unable to depend on instincts.”
― Mastery
― Mastery
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