The end of the colonial age hit European elites with a cold truth: There were no more untold riches to be found in strange lands. We had hit the end of a road. Having climbed every mountain and traversed every sea, White explorers soon fled into new avenues, the deep sea, ocean floors, spelunking, and
outer space
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Only technology was the limit. To kick off the new age of space exploration, the United States, flexing its muscle as the now most-powerful nation, decided to aim for the Moon. And heck...
Published on February 11, 2025 01:38