THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:

“The dinosaurs became extinct because they didn’t have a space program. And if we become extinct because we don’t have a space program, it’ll serve us right!”

— Larry Niven

BIRTHDAYS:

1607 Erasmus Quellinus II, Flemish painter and etcher.

1617 Eustache Le Sueur, French painter.

1770 Bertel Thorvaldsen, Danish sculptor (Dying Lion)

1846 Emile Wauters, Belgian painter.

1859 Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov, Russian composer and musician. Procession of the Sardar from “Caucasian Sketches” Op.10.VOB

1907 Jack Schaefer, American author (Shane).

MISCELLANEOUS:

ELIMINATES EXCESS COSTS TOO. Private mission to save NASA space telescope will launch in 2026 on a rocket dropped from a plane

ROBERT HEINLEIN, PLEASE CALL YOUR OFFICE.
Future Moon Base? Robots Explore Lava Tubes As Shelter for Astronauts

IN THE FUTURE, BEFORE LOCKING THINGS DOWN AGAIN (INCLUDING FREE SPEECH AND THE FREEDOM TO ASSEMBLE), THE AUTHORITIES MIGHT WANT TO REACQUAINT THEMSELVES WITH THE FOLLOWING:

Nuremberg Code

Disease Mitigation Measures in the Control of Pandemic Influenza

Great Barrington declaration