Why Conquer Space? As Answered by Arthur C. Clarke
British science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, the author of 2001: A Space Odyssey, gives his answer to one of the major public questions of the Cold War period, why conquer space? His reply was printed in the winter 1953 issue of Destiny.
“Why Conquer Space? As Answered by Arthur C. Clarke,” Destiny, eds. Malcolm Willits and Earl Kemp, Vol.1, No.7, Winter, 1953.
A version of this text has been digitized and is available through The FANAC Fan History Project.