Light In Darkness

A daily pitstop for me is Pat's Blog that is dedicated to all things mathematics. Today, he posted a  Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky quote that in a current reality many have felt has gone mad is optimistic:

Mankind will not remain on the earth forever, but, in search of light and space, will at first timidly penetrate beyond the limits of the atmosphere and then finally conquer the spaces of the solar system.

Not a fan of math? Maybe my Movies + Math article can help make a minor dent in your life-long cynicism. Deal?