Aside from his space travels, Dr. Mitchell was indeed "out there". He was the rare scientist who could not only consider the accepted norm, but also consider what some of his more staid, conservative colleagues would have viewed as speculative or unusual. Unfortunately, this led many people in and out of the scientific and space exploration fields to marginalize him and his views. It would be, indeed, a great "cosmic joke" on his critics if he were proved right. Only time will tell:
http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog...-euphoria.html
The world and science in particular has lost a true individual and a unique personality...
RIP, Dr. Mitchell, and a good voyage on your final exploration....
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