They came because they were afraid or unafraid, happy or unhappy. There was a reason for each man. They were coming to find something or get something, or to dig up something or bury something. They were coming with small dreams or big dreams or none at all—Ray Bradbury (The Martian Chronicles)
When I was but [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Phoenix Landing'
The Phoenix Landing & The Martian Chronicles
May 30th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Tags: Mars · Martian Chronicles · Phoenix Landing · Ray Bradbury · aliens · books · science · science fiction · space exploration
Phoenix Landing on Mars
May 28th, 2008 · 15 Comments
“It is good to renew one’s wonder, said the philosopher. “Space travel has again made children of us all.”—Ray Bradbury (from The Martian Chronicles)“The Phoenix spacecraft successfully landed in the north arctic plains of Mars today,” Carolyn Porco, Cassini Imaging Team Leader, announced to my friend Danny Bloom. “This is the first landing in 32 [...]
Tags: Canadian weather station · Mars · NASA · Phoenix · Phoenix Landing · Phoenix Spacecraft · alien life forms · aliens · life on Mars · science · space exploration
