Vincent Kiernan
According to Vincent Kiernan, the author of the following viewpoint, the age of space exploration is ending and will be followed by an age of commercial exploitation of space. Kiernan contends that once the cost of rocket launches is reduced, there will be numerous commercial ventures in outer space. Kiernan is a science writer for New Scientist, a biweekly British science magazine.
As you read, consider the following questions:
1. According to Kiernan, what are the space exploration goals of various nations?
2. On what concept would a lunar rover entertainment system be based, according to the author?
3. How could the isotope helium-3 be used as an energy source, in Kiernan’s opinion"
“Hello and welcome to the final of the Space Rugby World Cup, broadcast to you live from Japan’s Olympus Sports Complex, orbiting hundreds of kilometres above the Earth.” A vision of the future.....
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