National Geographic January-June 2001. (fél évfolyam) [antikvár]

^ r\ A That magicai date seemed impossibly far away ^Vjyj 1 in 1968, when Arthur C. Clarké and director Stanley Kubrick released their classic film. Perhaps, we thought then, a manned trip to Jupiter in that distant time wasn't too far-fetched. After all, we were about to go to the moon. Today we know better. As our cover story telis, with an introduction by Clarké himself, the obstacles to a safe journey even to Mars and back are truly daunting. We are fragile spacefarers at best, and the odds of our species colonizing other worlds anytime soon are rather síim. All the more reason, then, to protect and nurture our own small planet. To further that end, we this month launch a new department, EarthPulse, that will report on relevant conservation issues. It is one piece of a larger Society-wide initiative to help raise environmental awareness. Somé aspects of 2001: A Space Odyssey do ring true today. For instance, I am regularly tempted to disconnect my rebellious computer, as actor Keir Dullea (above) did to the murderous HAL 9000. More important, the unfolding wonders ofthe cosmos still thrill me. So open the pod-bay door. I mean, turn the page. And by the way: Welcome to the new millennium-again. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC JANUARY 2001