Look to science fiction and the retro futuristic designs of yesteryear and you'll find an imaginative zeal for space exploration, a zeal that can be lacking in the nuts and bolts of real-time mission objectives. The spinning torus space stations of "2001: A Space Odyssey" and Donald E. Davis' NASA-commissioned paintings simple wow us in ways that two hours of NASA TV never will. … [Read more...] about NASA Urges You to Get Your Butt to Mars … and Other Exciting Destinations
