A Hotel in Antarctica

Geoffrey A. Landis is a scientist and a science fiction writer. As a scientist, he is a researcher at the NA SA John Glenn Research Center. He works on projects related to advanced power and propulsion systems for space and planetary exploration and is currently a member of the science team for the Mars Exploration Rover Mission. As a science fiction writer, he has won a Nebula Award, two Hugo Awards, and a Locus Award, as well as two Rhysling Awards for his poetry.

• Response to “A Hotel in Antarctica”

  Written by George Basile
  George Basile, Senior Sustainability Scientist, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability; Professor of Practice, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University

  I think that one of the most realistic messages in the story is that the separation between humans and nature is a fiction. People want to go out into nature, so you can’t conserve nature by blocking it off from people. Also, people are part of nature. When you can change your environment like we can, you’re not separate from nature.

• Antarctica Tourism: Frequently Asked Questions

  The most frequently asked questions concerning travel to and within Antarctica.

• Through the Valley of Death

  Getting through the valley of death is the hard part. Yes, we do need bold ideas– but how do we turn them into iron realities?

  Geoffrey Landis
  Physicist and science fiction writer
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• Ice as a Building Material

  Have you considered using ice as not the only, but as one of your hotel’s building materials?

  John Fogarty
  Structural Engineer
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• An Idea Is Born

  The big idea: a hotel in Antarctica. Why not?

  Geoffrey Landis
  Physicist and science fiction writer
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• Location, Location, Location

  But we need penguins. Nobody would want to go to Antarctica and not see penguins!

  Geoffrey Landis
  Physicist and science fiction writer
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