innerfish

It seems the Mars One organization is dead. With the upfront costs needed to make colonization a reality, did anyone expect a different ending? https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/11/mars-one-is-dead/
          	
          	Now, let's get excited about Starship, Super Heavy and Raptor engines...

innerfish

@katerauner Well said.
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katerauner

@innerfish I saw that - it became clear pretty quickly that they weren't actually doing anything. But, like you note, there are more hopeful organizations - some have been around a long time like The Mars Society. Some new like SpaceX, which actually has rockets! For today, we have to take the trip with scifi
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missdoneena

I really enjoyed reading your first book called one-way ticket and now I'm currently reading Life on Mars which I really think is good so far I really hope you consider writing a third book I do enjoy Sci-fi books keep up the good work  ☺

innerfish

It seems the Mars One organization is dead. With the upfront costs needed to make colonization a reality, did anyone expect a different ending? https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/11/mars-one-is-dead/
          
          Now, let's get excited about Starship, Super Heavy and Raptor engines...

innerfish

@katerauner Well said.
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katerauner

@innerfish I saw that - it became clear pretty quickly that they weren't actually doing anything. But, like you note, there are more hopeful organizations - some have been around a long time like The Mars Society. Some new like SpaceX, which actually has rockets! For today, we have to take the trip with scifi
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innerfish

Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Is that appropriate sentiment? I don't know. I once sailed from Los Angeles to Hawaii--four days across the Pacific Ocean. At Oahu I took a tour of the USS Arizona Memorial. It was a humbling reminder of the last time the world was at war. My hope is history will not repeat itself. Wishing the world peace for the holidays. Especially Syria.
          On a happier note, I'd like to wish a warm welcome to @jonlen @maderlore and @kyillar for following. Welcome aboard!
          As many of you know, every read and every vote work as advertisement for stories. The Wattpad ranking system helps to expose books to readers. I am deeply thankful for all of your reads and votes. Especially @DallasHerrmann and @kdidriksen for your binge votes!
          In space news, we lost a Russian supply rocket bound for the ISS. It was the second supply loss in two years (the other one was a SpaceX failure). It makes me sad but at least no loss of life occurred. I guess that's the silver lining.
          https://www.wired.com/2016/12/russias-space-program-blowing-rockets/
          
          Onward to the future,
          Will

ZeusTheAlmighty

Is daily life taking away time for a writing life?

innerfish

@ZeusTheAlmighty Thank you. Right back at'cha!
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ZeusTheAlmighty

@InnerFish, Well if my wish is your Command, I hope you have a great Week filled with happiness and Love for all that you do and want :D. Good luck my friend.
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innerfish

@ZeusTheAlmighty Your wish is my command. I Just posted a new chapter. I hope you like it.
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innerfish

Happy Halloween sci-fi fans! I'm humbly grateful for the support @scope2000 has given my stories. TYVM for all the chapter votes!!! @christirichards and @JulieSabin , thank you for following. Julie, thanks for the shameless plug you gave One Way Ticket on Facebook. Christi, yes, I split my time between writing, coding, and marathon training in addition to work and family life. ( No worries, I'll get the mobile app done https://github.com/nutritionfactsorg/daily-dozen-ios ) Finally, my sympathies go out to ESA after their Mars probe crashed down. Trial and error mark the path of success. http://www.cnbc.com/2016/10/22/hard-crash-landing-may-have-wrecked-europes-mars-probe.html
          
          Will

innerfish

Happy Friday fellow sci-fi fans! First off, I'd like to thank two new followers, @Noah_Flick and @FlorinHanganu for joining the trip to Mars. Welcome! Second, I hope you've all heard about Elon Musk's unveiling of his vision for an interplanetary transport system. https://youtu.be/0qo78R_yYFA Mars ahead!
          Finally, I'm super happy that Starbucks just introduced almond milk. A good dairy free latte helps me focus when I write. See you all on the red planet!
          
          Will

innerfish

SETI is currently investigating a possible extra terrestrial signal from deep space.
          http://observer.com/2016/08/not-a-drill-seti-is-investigating-a-possible-extraterrestrial-signal-from-deep-space/

katerauner

@innerfish @Tdmorris So cool I have to keep searching for updates - even if they don't look good for SETI http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/08/seti-signal-sun-like-star-hercules-aliens-life-space-science/ but the last word is still coming
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Tdmorris

@innerfish Totally awesome, to think something is communicating from space! I LOVED that movie Contact, just to think of people listening, listening, listening, waiting, waiting, waiting, for contact from life on another planet. Just yesterday, I heard Drew Mariani discuss, on his show, the Kepler discovery of an earth-like planet in the habitable zone of another star. Amazing, exciting stuff. I'm of the Steven Spielberg school of thought that life from other planets are likely to be friendly.
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