Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 42 — page 155: what you’re looking at

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AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION certainly take up cudgels with you, but as for cutting them down, well, we'll see. And we'll certainly publish any ‘“‘medical’’ story that comes along, provided the literary quality is high enough. ROCKET FUND? When is someone going to go to the Moon? I believe it is technically possible, and only re- quires funds. Surely, of all the millions of pounds which annually ar poured down drains, and burnt up and generally (as we all admit) squandered, some small proportion could be diverted for a fund for this purpose. We all know how, in some countries, scientists are hog-tied by Security laws; but I’m convinced that, if private indivi- duals the world over were to put up the money, “love would find a way.” Somewhere, somehow, the scientists would get permission to launch their rocket. What do you feel about that? If any lead can be given towards achieving this thing, it is people such as yourself who can give it. R. C. Hope, 266 Pershore Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham 5. You raise interesting and difficult questions, Mr. Hope. Let’s not fool ourselves: scientists in all countries are restricted by security regulations. A great deal of rocket research is going on in this country today that is not allowed to be made public, though public money is paying for it. Your “‘fund” is already in existence —in the form of appropriations out 154 of taxes to the Air Ministry and other Ministries. And can we say that this security blanket is wrong? Can we say that scientists should be allowed to work on whatever they wish and to make their work public? Especially when their work im- pinges on something that is intimately connected with our political entity? But be assured of this—the Big Powers of this world are, at the moment, putting nearly everything they've got into a race to the first space vessel, Nobody’s holding up progress. FROM THE EAST Man is already reaching out for — the stars. And the end of this century may see him successful in his strivings. The day is not far off when Earth-bound man will shake off his shackles and literally soar into the Heavens and reach the objects of his search—the stars, the planets, other worlds and other universes! The whole cosmos will be his playing field. And what new life, ideas and values will he find? India of a century ago and India . of today are vastly different. Contact with other nations has changed the Indian’s superstitions, beliefs, values and way of life. Impact with other worlds will alter a thousand values, ideologies and religious beliefs of people all over the world... H. S. Siddiqui, 35 Wellesley Road, Poona—1l, India. We believe you are right, Mr. Siddiqui, in the implication that on a c ~ . EY Tecan le eee oe ee er ee ee ed ry een Me ee we He ~ - - al Meo ee, ee Cee connicbooks.comn