The Space Quote - Moebius' metaphor

" Space is a metaphor for awareness : there's a progression from the formation of ego, from being constrained within oneself, to a broader dimension that embraces others. It's a mental conquest of space, with concentric circles that expand to encompass the idea of belonging to a nation, a continent, a planet and ultimately the cosmos. "

MOEBIUS ; Pen name of Jean Giraud - Cartoonist and visionary, creator of Blueberry, who worked on comic books, international movies, videogames...

Space Quote - SpaceFaring

" All civilizations become either spacefaring or extinct "

Carl Sagan - American astronomer, astrochemist, and author

The Space Quote - Dinosaurs

" The dinosaurs failed to survive due to the lack of a space program... "

Arthur C. CLARKE - Writer and inventor, author of 2001 : A Space Odyssey.

Earth Life Forms Ejected on Asteroid Impact Could Survive and Return Again

If an asteroid or comet impacted Earth, the resulting ejection of materials could contain life forms. According to a study published in the journal Astrobiology, these life forms could survive and then seed another planet or moon with life. Additionally, Earth could also be re-seeded with life by those same life forms.

If rock fragments containing embedded microorganisms were ejected into space, at least some of those organisms might survive and reseed Earth or seed another planetary surface able to support life. This scenario, which is called lithopanspermia was examined in studies called systematic shock recovery experiments designed to simulate this type of situation where microorganisms are transported between planets via meteorites.

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The researchers sandwiched dry layers of three kinds of biological test ingredients, including bacterial endospores, endolithic cyanobacteria, and epilithic lichens, into rocks analogous to rocks from Mars. They then simulated the shock pressures Martian meteorites experienced when they were ejected from Mars and determined the ability of the organisms to survive the harsh conditions.

The organisms are hardy examples of microbes that can withstand extreme environmental stress and represent potential 'hitchhikers' within impact-ejected rocks.

And not only is it plausible that Mars rocks could be transferred to Earth and vice versa, but ejected rocks from Earth could possibly return and land back on their home planet. Given the contemplation of the destruction of life on Earth, it’s somewhat comforting to think that we could perhaps start over again from our own ingredients.

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The Space Quote - Evolution

" We're right in the middle of Life on Earth. What state of evolution will we have reached when the sun implodes and turns the Earth to glass ? And what solutions will we have found to the ultimate question of our survival ? "

Philippe STARCK - Visionary designer, artistic director at Virgin Galactic.

The Space Quote - Cradle

" Earth is the cradle of humanity but one cannot live in the cradle forever "

Konstantin TSIOLKOVSKY in 1911 - Russian scientist and mathematician, father of astronautics.

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