the universe will not be controlled by the likes of us
the title is a brilliant phrase uttered on the intertubes by AdamSelene @ theoildrum.com. this space accumulates other such short, poetic, and found-elsewhere insights into the limits of human cognition. it is a project dedicated to Wes Jackson’s vision of an “ignorance-based worldview.” a brilliant phrase uttered by his friend Wendell Barry in a letter.Archive for space shuttle
coming home from outer space
My feet, firmly standing on the grounds of the Kennedy Space Center
today, the Atlantis landed (in California, not in Florida, due to persistently bad weather). soon, the shuttle program will end (next year), and one wonders how far the next project – the Constellation Program – will get now that we are entering the new energy/economic paradigm.
i took the picture above while standing 6 miles away from launchpad 39-A, moments before Atlantis launched from America’s premiere spaceport – the Kennedy Space Center. i wanted to capture a moment of groundedness, a moment of peaceful irony, before that torrent of light and sound. looking at it now, it has accumulated more meaningfulness – living and working out here in the (relative) wilderness of Blue Heron Farm, far away from any spaceports, i could take an identical picture, if i wanted to.
is space our home? is home a directing force? in what direction am i traveling? will we, one day, leave space behind and let it reenter the realm of myth?
Hieronymus RS-24
Nozzle of a Pratt & Whitney RS-24 (Space Shuttle Main Engine)
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Ascent of the Blessed (Hieronymous Bosch, 1490)
I mean, right?
