Thee Forty Suns Analogy
Thee Analogy
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Thee Analogy
Who Dares
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Thee Analogy
Starting a project like Forty Suns now, in the 2020s, dedicated to reaching the stars, is like forming (would’ve been like forming) a group in the 1500s called the Lunar Society.
A society dedicated to putting colonies on the moon.
In 1500 that level of futuristic science and tech would’ve been a similarly long-range view.
A literal moonshot.
Still, such a society could have existed back then. Dedicated to one, major mission:
Encourage and celebrate the scientists, inventors and engineers of the day.
Those taking bold steps, making bold proposals.
A society dedicated to bringing broad attention to scientific achievements in the near-term, creating an environment where discovery and invention could thrive.
Leading to advancement after celebrated advancement.
Leading, one day, to the first colony on the moon.
Could a Lunar Society founded in the 1500s have gotten us to the moon faster?
Quite probably.
Which makes us believe the time for Forty Suns, the time to begin directing our focus toward long-range goals, is now.
The result will be steady, continued advancement of life here on Earth, into the solar system and, eventually, beyond.
Ambitious?
Trust us, we’re keeping it real.
Like that Lunar Society from the 1500s, we’ll mostly be celebrating the achievements of the day.
In 1569, for example, it would’ve been spreading the news about Gerard Mercator and his nifty new Mercator map projection, which promised to revolutionize global navigation.
Wider awareness of such things back then would have moved society forward at an overall faster pace.
In the same way, Forty Suns today will celebrate things like the latest advances in fusion, new propulsion designs—new developments in space and space-tech of all kinds which are getting us there.
Not only the successes of the scientific teams making those breakthroughs, but the engineering teams bringing them to life, along with the skilled individuals putting them to practical use.
Along with all else furthering that future.
In that way we maintain our collective focus toward the next frontier:
Us in space.
Who Dares
One of the most famous slogans comes from Britain’s SAS (Special Air Forces).
It goes:
Who dares, wins.
Poetic, pointed, powerful.
There’s a bit more. The full slogan more or less restates the first part, but fleshes out the meaning.
The full slogan is:
Who dares, wins. Who sweats, wins. Who plans, wins.
We’ve made this slogan our own.
Will you join us?
Stay tuned.
Want to hear from us Friday mornings?
Every Friday our chief correspondent, Tai Rade (you’ll love her take on things), sends a recap of the week in space.
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