By Bernie Bell

Branson said he wants more people to be able to go into space – more people with the money to pay to do so, presumably.

Here’s a poem by C.S. Lewis which possibly has more to do with the root of this impulse ……

PRELUDE TO SPACE

By the by….. https://theconversation.com/space-tourism-rockets-emit-100-times-more-co-per-passenger-than-flights-imagine-a-whole-industry-164601

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2 responses to “On Branson And Bezos Using Their Gazillions To Go Into Space”

  1. That’s a remarkable poem by C S Lewis – a voice of his that came as a surprise. The eloquent voice of sanity. ☮️

    1. Mornin’ Rosie

      As I admit here…..

      https://theorkneynews.scot/2019/01/28/a-different-perspective-on-the-narnia-books-of-c-s-lewis/

      …I wasn’t aware of C.S. Lewis as a poet until relatively recently. It’s well worth getting a book of his poetry – I did!

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