tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post7654313089056347988..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: Edmond Hamilton - Haffner PressEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-60328320795121304012009-08-27T18:48:13.920-07:002009-08-27T18:48:13.920-07:00Wow, Ed, thanks for the information. I read in ano...Wow, Ed, thanks for the information. I read in another book where Hamilton was invited to watch the Apollo launches when that program started. His thoughts were interesting. He said that he and writers like him may not have had a hand in building the machines flying into space, but writers like him may have filled the imaginations of the engineers and the astronauts to actually attempt what had only been written. For that, he felt that he and his writer friends who sat around and speculated and argued about the future and then wrote about it had made some sort of contribution to real space exploration. I wish I had the exact quote handy, but I don't at this time; if you'd like, I can dig it up when I return home.Brian Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01233187184688491057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-88624426238322836122009-08-27T15:58:42.860-07:002009-08-27T15:58:42.860-07:00Ed,
Yes! "What's It Like Out There?&qu...Ed, <br /><br />Yes! "What's It Like Out There?", about the second manned exploration to Mars... I remember reading it in an anthology in the 60's and being completely blown away by it... a very gritty realistic look at the costs of exploration and the lies that go with it... a story that's haunting on so many levels...<br /><br />Thanks for reminding me of such a masterpiece.<br /><br />-- BrendanBrendan DuBoishttp://www.brendandubois.comnoreply@blogger.com