I remember reading a book written by a man who's set foot on another world. In fact, it's by the last man to ever do it: a Navy pilot by the name of Gene Cernan. I was still young when I read it, and although I felt fairly informed about the topic, one question still stood out.
What is it like, and what does it mean, to open up a new realm of human experience? Obviously, there would be many changes in perception for any human being who leaves the Earth and visits space. These people are leaving a world teeming with activity and life and opting instead for eternal solitude. How does this affect how they look at time, or history, or scale? And, on a different level, what personal sacrifice is made to answer such questions?
As my interest peaked, I read some more and eventually got into writing. This website isn't supposed to be a history, but a discussion on some of the themes like I was alluding to above. The histories, after all, are becoming tired and cliche; I wanted this to be work you can't find anywhere else. And I guess it is written for someone who knows about the topic a bit already. If you're interested enough to read, here's what I've written:
Society Perception
The Rationale Question
"A Planet's Toll" (A Poem)
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