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... space travel — isolation from the multi- dimensioned human habitat, detachment from other human impulses and needs, except those laid down by technical necessity, a restricted opportunity for making alternative decisions and surmounting ...
... space travel — isolation from the multi- dimensioned human habitat, detachment from other human impulses and needs, except those laid down by technical necessity, a restricted opportunity for making alternative decisions and surmounting ...
Page 309
... space 'research-and-development' has preempted funds and personnel from every secular activity. Unlike any earthbound activity, space exploration is limitless, and the technological demands it makes are insatiable. In this sense ...
... space 'research-and-development' has preempted funds and personnel from every secular activity. Unlike any earthbound activity, space exploration is limitless, and the technological demands it makes are insatiable. In this sense ...
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... Space, as Satan's power bribe, 3 1 1 Space capsule, 227; as minimal environment, 306; static, [21], 309 Space dissertation, first, 45 Space exploration, immediate advantages of, 309 Space rockets, as embodiment of power complex, [11] ...
... Space, as Satan's power bribe, 3 1 1 Space capsule, 227; as minimal environment, 306; static, [21], 309 Space dissertation, first, 45 Space exploration, immediate advantages of, 309 Space rockets, as embodiment of power complex, [11] ...
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NEW EXPLORATIONS NEW WORLDS | 3 |
RETURN OF THE SUN GOD | 28 |
THE MECHANIZED WORLD PICTURE | 51 |
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