Delta R&D, Inc. - Building the Vessel - Part 1: The History of Exploration

Building the Vessel - Part 1: The History of Exploration
The age of exploration differentiates itself from the age of discovery, in that its scope and focus was much more diverse and typically english. It was the english, who changed how scientist (newly emerging) viewed his world. Typically, on the continent of Europe - philosophy (abstract theory) drove experiment and had become primarily abstract. While, the British became the founders (praticioners) of a new type of philosophy call empirical philosophy - a philosophy based in experience not in abstact thought. It was for this reason that exploration was more important to the British, than to the other cultures. Not surprisingly, it was from here that Darwin fostered the exploration of the natural world. This exploration of the natural world, began in the 1800s and has yet to end, but has gone through many evolutions as experience forced knowledge (theory) to change. Although a variety of sciences were explored, the primary explorations (in the period of the 1800s) were of the natural world. This was, in many ways the foundations of scientific exploration. Plants and animals were the easiest to study, much more within the reach of common scientific thought of the time. The problem, empirical thought, although better than abstract thought, only allowed for what could be experienced and the rest assumed as logical (or deductive). It did not allow for scientific reality beyond the human experience - which other sciences like atomic physics, oceanography, geophysical science (volcanoes and earthquakes). However, by the 1900s, the seed were sown to take science beyond the human experience with the work of people like Maxwell Plank and Albert Einstien. The effects of their work would not begin to surface until around 1950, when the age of exploration evolved into various types of exploration, like oceanography, geology, atomic science and space. It was around 1950 that the ground work for space exploration (the period were are in currently) began. Space exploration literally leaped from the pages of science fiction, and like the early explorers, the risk was a great and reality as far - yet a few worked and laid the foundation for the work begin done today. Most don't know, that while many worked to bring NASA and the Russian Space program into reality, it was actual built on the dreams of two men - Warner Van Braun and Serge Korolov. The rest who follow are just like these two (and their counterparts in the age of discovery and exploration), willing to risk their lives and livelihood for a dream. While, the age of exploration (to society), was seemingly coming to an end. These folks who laid the foundations for Mir, the International Space station - developed the science and the rockets (vessels) that would take us into space, to the moon and beyond. During this time, the beginings of space exploration had a residual effect, providing tools that allowed the advancement of the other sciences. This includes the development of the geophysical concept of plate techtonics. As well, just as exploration to the "new world" changed the civilization, this first step into the exploration of space changed civilization. However, something curious happend - a look back. Explorers (scientist) began to take a new look at the world and found new things. In in the new age of exploration (space exploration), actually became planetary exploration with Earth as one of the planets. The tools used to explore other planets (remote viewing satellites), began to be used to explore the Earth. It opened whole new avenues of exploration, many of which remain unexplored today. However, there are still explorers pushing beyond - to Mars. Today - on the internet - the groups dedicated to the exploration of Mars has been steadily growing. It is in this vein - the vein of explorers, that I built Delta R&D, Inc. - my ship.

The age of exploration differentiates itself from the age of discovery, in that its scope and focus was much more diverse and typically english. It was the english, who changed how scientist (newly emerging) viewed his world. Typically, on the continent of Europe - philosophy (abstract theory) drove experiment and had become primarily abstract. While, the British became the founders (praticioners) of a new type of philosophy call empirical philosophy - a philosophy based in experience not in abstact thought. It was for this reason that exploration was more important to the British, than to the other cultures. Not surprisingly, it was from here that Darwin fostered the exploration of the natural world.

This exploration of the natural world, began in the 1800s and has yet to end, but has gone through many evolutions as experience forced knowledge (theory) to change. Although a variety of sciences were explored, the primary explorations (in the period of the 1800s) were of the natural world. This was, in many ways the foundations of scientific exploration. Plants and animals were the easiest to study, much more within the reach of common scientific thought of the time. The problem, empirical thought, although better than abstract thought, only allowed for what could be experienced and the rest assumed as logical (or deductive). It did not allow for scientific reality beyond the human experience - which other sciences like atomic physics, oceanography, geophysical science (volcanoes and earthquakes). However, by the 1900s, the seed were sown to take science beyond the human experience with the work of people like Maxwell Plank and Albert Einstien. The effects of their work would not begin to surface until around 1950, when the age of exploration evolved into various types of exploration, like oceanography, geology, atomic science and space. It was around 1950 that the ground work for space exploration (the period were are in currently) began. Space exploration literally leaped from the pages of science fiction, and like the early explorers, the risk was a great and reality as far - yet a few worked and laid the foundation for the work begin done today.

Most don't know, that while many worked to bring NASA and the Russian Space program into reality, it was actual built on the dreams of two men - Warner Van Braun and Serge Korolov. The rest who follow are just like these two (and their counterparts in the age of discovery and exploration), willing to risk their lives and livelihood for a dream. While, the age of exploration (to society), was seemingly coming to an end. These folks who laid the foundations for Mir, the International Space station - developed the science and the rockets (vessels) that would take us into space, to the moon and beyond. During this time, the beginings of space exploration had a residual effect, providing tools that allowed the advancement of the other sciences. This includes the development of the geophysical concept of plate techtonics. As well, just as exploration to the "new world" changed the civilization, this first step into the exploration of space changed civilization. However, something curious happend - a look back. Explorers (scientist) began to take a new look at the world and found new things.

In in the new age of exploration (space exploration), actually became planetary exploration with Earth as one of the planets. The tools used to explore other planets (remote viewing satellites), began to be used to explore the Earth. It opened whole new avenues of exploration, many of which remain unexplored today. However, there are still explorers pushing beyond - to Mars. Today - on the internet - the groups dedicated to the exploration of Mars has been steadily growing. It is in this vein - the vein of explorers, that I built Delta R&D, Inc. - my ship.