To Boldly Go…



The Quest.

Man’s calling.

It could be as simple as opening the door to a strange room.
It could be as complicated as unlocking the key to a new science.
The urge impels us all to take that first step into unchartered territory.
Sure, some of us would rather give others the initial chance.
There comes a point, however, when human nature eggs us on
to follow pioneers into a new land of innovation and invention.

That’s when we undertake The Quest.

The Quest.
To discover the undiscovered.
To explore the unexplored.
To know the unknown.

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Why have the objects in the night sky so enthralled mankind? Over the centuries, the stuff of astronomy has provided everything from a [click to continue…]

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