50 Years Later, a New 'Sputnik' Crisis: The War of Minds

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New Age Vapors — 10/5/2007 1:50:53 PM (archived)

50 Years Later, a New 'Sputnik' Crisis: The War of Minds

WRAL TechWire Oct. 1, 2007

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The American education system is
not mobilizing to support science,
technology, engineering and math.
Today's generation of kids is the
most technology savvy group that
this country has ever produced. They
are born with an iPod in one hand
and a cell phone in another. They're
text messaging, e-mailing, instant
messaging. They're on MySpace,...

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50 years of space conquest - Raoul - 9/30/2007 3:19:15 PM
- Not one of the ISS crew onboard thestation todaywas born whenSputnik was launched. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 10/5/2007 12:04:58 AM
- "Surprise" - TB - 10/4/2007 8:33:25 PM
- The new era is both MORE and LESS than we expected... - nick hoffman - 10/4/2007 1:45:17 PM
  - Sputnik - Raoul - 10/4/2007 2:45:32 PM
    - AT what COST? - carl - 10/4/2007 6:13:08 PM
- In a perfect world the term "conquest" would be an anachronism - sawyer - 10/1/2007 12:07:52 PM
  - I have no problem with "conquest" of inanimate objects. - TB - 10/1/2007 4:33:39 PM
    - You think we are "conquering" SPACE? - sawyer - 10/2/2007 11:22:25 AM
      - When talking about space resources, I like to use the term "exploit" myself. (n/t) - TB - 10/2/2007 3:52:06 PM
    - True - Lee - 10/2/2007 11:11:50 AM
  - It was indeed much more used...50 years ago! (n/t) - Raoul - 10/1/2007 2:19:44 PM
- There was also an important aerospace event; and it was 100 years ago, today. - Jacob Samorodin - 10/1/2007 12:24:09 AM
- re: 50 years of space conquest - Fox - 9/30/2007 3:55:23 PM
  - 50 Years Later, a New 'Sputnik' Crisis: The War of Minds - New Age Vapors - 10/5/2007 1:50:53 PM

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