Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2012-12-07]: A team of former NASA executives has launched a private venture to send two people to the Moon for $1.4bn (£871m). Golden Spike Company says it will use existing rocket and capsule technology, and will aim for a first launch before the end of the decade. [source: BBC News] But as Pascal Bruckner said, a privilege of the few is destroyed when it is conquered by the many. The moon will never be the same as the Moon visited by Armstrong decades ago…(c) Philosophy WIRES - Commenting world news from philosophy's perspective...
