If Earth Were 50 Percent Larger, We Might Be Stuck Here

Sunday, 09 July 2017 21:47 Mark Gardner

If Earth Were 50 Percent Larger, We Might Be Stuck Here

 

 

To many people, mankind's "giant leap" is synonymous with Neil Armstrong's "small step" onto the surface of the moon. But NASA astronaut Donald Pettit disagrees. The leap, he says, actually occurred far closer to home.

 

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