> In hindsight, maybe the pace of progress was > predictable. Humans first explored Antarctica in > the early 20th century. Decades passed before we > had the technology that would allow us to > establish a permanent presence. History will > indicate the same for our interplanetary forays. > Our initial small step for a man on the Moon > took place in 1969. A half-century later, we will > be there anew, to live and work. > Another example: Brazil was "discovered" in 1500, but the actual colonization (or invasion...) only began one generation later, in 1530.
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