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  Vested Interests vs Space Contents The Elephant In The Room Forty Suns Vested Interests Greatest Good __ Forty Suns is a look to our space future. But wait. Shouldn’t we (not the ‘royal’ we, but the ‘we the people of this Earth’ we) be concentrating on things here at home? Of course. That will always be true. However, should we ever allow ourselves to become so consumed with local problems that we don’t look out? That we don’t dream of, and work toward, more? Absolutely not. The Elephant In The Room We don’t dispute:   Space is hard. Space takes incredible resources. There are problems here on Earth. You, us — everyone needs resources too.   There’s no question “doing” space takes a lot of effort. Sacrifice. But we must be doing it. For all our sakes. And so Forty Suns is pushing for that near-term — and mid-term, and far-off — future. The advances that will ensure we never collapse under the weight of our local problems. Yes, someone needs to tend the farm. But at leas...

  Soul Of Our Space Frontier Contents A Universal Maxim Soul of the Frontier The Middle Child Getting There The Challenge Not Quitting Together __ There are two paths for any entity to take, whether an organic life form or otherwise: Expansion or Decline. One direction has an end. The other is potentially limitless. A Universal Maxim There are probably many universal maxims, but one of them for sure is:   Nothing Stands Still   There is no steady-state. Not one that lasts. Expansion is the theme of Forty Suns. Specifically expansion into the next frontier, space. Humanity needs an escape hatch, and not just a place for the current crop of us to flee in an emergency. Together we need to be creating new homes and new possibilities. Our history is filled with examples of how well we do this. Soul of the Frontier One recent period, the can-do spirit and camaraderie of the old American West, is a case in point. Imagine the once-reality of the following quote from American poet...