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White Paper: A Phased Introduction of Earth Species for Terraforming a New World for Human Habitability

Posted on November 16, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive Summary Terraforming—transforming an extraterrestrial environment into one capable of supporting human life—requires more than altering atmosphere and temperature. It necessitates a carefully staged ecological construction project. Each stage introduces specific species (microbial, plant, fungal, invertebrate, and eventually vertebrate) that … Continue reading →

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White Paper: “Sleeping Satellite” by Tasmin Archer (1992): Authorial Intent, Documented Meanings, and Critical Reception

Posted on October 10, 2025 by nathanalbright

Executive summary Drawing on published interviews with Tasmin Archer and her co-writers as well as contemporary retrospectives, this white paper finds that “Sleeping Satellite” is explicitly about the achievement and aftermath of the Apollo Moon landings and the disappointment that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Future Of Geography

Posted on August 10, 2024 by nathanalbright

The Future Of Geography: How The Competition In Space Will Change Our World, by Tim Marshall If one is familiar with books about geography and its place in modern life, it is likely that one has at least heard of … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Lego Space Projects

Posted on August 5, 2024 by nathanalbright

Lego Space Projects, by Jeff Friesen When I was a child I had a large lego collection and was fond of making a lot of ship models out of the blocks that I had. This particular book focuses on space … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Scatter, Adapt, And Remember

Posted on April 13, 2024 by nathanalbright

Scatter, Adapt, And Remember: how Humans Will Survive A Mass Extinction, by Annalee Newitz Most of my way through this book, I was (wrongly) convinced that this book would be better than the usual fare of pessimistic, apocalyptic rants about … Continue reading →

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The Lost One: Part Five

Posted on November 30, 2020 by nathanalbright

Eva found that life on a ship could be surprisingly busy or not. Her parents, of course, did not find themselves with much to do, as they mostly pondered and planned what to do when they arrived on a planet … Continue reading →

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The Treaty Of Multi Prime: Part Three

Posted on November 14, 2020 by nathanalbright

It was at this point that they saw it. “What is that thing?” one of the officers on the bridge said. “It looks like a skipspisere,” said the captain of the flagship. “I believe you are right,” Captain Hansen, the … Continue reading →

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The Treaty Of Multi Prime: Part Two

Posted on November 13, 2020 by nathanalbright

As it happens, the Treaty of Multi Prime was an easy one to approve of. The obviousness of the generosity of giving each signatory nation its own sovereign space on a base while providing for the common defense of all … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Blast Into Exile: Part Four

Posted on November 10, 2020 by nathanalbright

Officer’s Log: Day 1816 of Alpha Centauri Mission We have discovered the source of the exotic particles coming from the Alpha Centauri system that were spotted only a few years ago as a small trace by the explorers who first … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Complete Cosmicomics

Posted on November 10, 2020 by nathanalbright

The Complete Cosmicomics, by Italo Calvino, translated by Martin McLaughlin, Tim Parks, and William Weaver This book is a somewhat sprawling connection of odd short stories that were viewed as part of a series, most of them with a protagonist … Continue reading →

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