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...more energy-efficient buildings. We could explore policy instruments to encourage a transition from gas-guzzling SUVs to more fuel-efficient alternatives (hybrids, for example). Or, most ambitious, we could take steps to initiate a transition from carbon-intensive energy sources to carbon-free alternatives such as wind, solar, and/or nuclear...
...properly. There was a brief moment when Astronomer-Astronaut Karl Henize shouted, "Hallelujah, it looks like it's working!" only to watch it wobble off target. Conceded Henize: "That hallelujah was a bit too quick, wasn't it?" Later the astronauts jerry-rigged an arrangement to aim the three solar telescopes toward the sun in time to photograph a spectacular cascade of flares and nuclear eruptions. Four days into the mission, the crew and ground control had the IPS working as well...
...stresses on the crew would be unprecedented. Marsnauts could be exposed to high levels of radiation from cosmic rays and unpredictable solar flares. After a long stint in zero gravity, the space crews' muscles, including their hearts, would weaken, and their bones would lose calcium. And it may be inevitable that a small group of people living together in cramped quarters for years would fall prey to loneliness, boredom and squabbling. Admitted Sally Ride, who shared one of her two space flights with six other astronauts in the crowded confines of the shuttle: "You'd have to be very careful...
...paths to save on energy and thus fuel. One trip, for example, would require a roundabout swing past Venus, which would lend the craft a gravitational boost in acceleration. On the voyage, the crew module would constantly spin, to provide artificial gravity, and would be equipped with an automatic solar monitoring system and a shielded "storm cellar" in the event-of a solar flare. To give the crew emotional solace in the blackness of space, the interior could be decorated with soothing colors like fawn beige and periwinkle blue...
...film, Dirk utters something like “Obviously the contaminants are coming from the source of the underground river.” Yes, obviously. Or my favorite: “Those barrels of toxic waste over there are being taken away to be evaporated by super-conductive solar power.” Clearly...