http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming
Terraforming
The terraforming (literally, "Earth-shaping") of a planet, moon, or other body is the hypothetical process of deliberately modifying its atmosphere, temperature, surface topography or ecology to be similar to those of Earth to make it habitable by humans.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonization_of_the_outer_Solar_System
Colonization of the outer Solar System
Some of the moons of the outer planets of the solar system are large enough to be suitable places for colonization. Many of the larger moons contain water ice, liquid water, and organic compounds that might be useful for sustaining human life. Colonies in the outer solar system could also serve as centers for long term investigation of the planet and the other moons. In particular, robotic devices could be controlled by humans without the very long time delays needed to communicate with Earth. There have also been proposals to place robotic aerostats in the upper atmospheres of the gas giant planets for exploration and possibly mining of helium-3, which could have a very high value per unit mass as a thermonuclear fuel.
http://www.bluegrassnet.com/lyrics/b/ballad-of-jed-clampett
The Ballad of Jed Clampett (The Beverly Hillbillies)
Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed
A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed,
Then one day he was shootin at some food,
And up through the ground came a bubblin crude.
Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea.
Well the first thing you know ol Jed's a millionaire,
Kinfolk said "Jed move away from there"
Said "Californy is the place you ought to be"
So they loaded up the truck and moved to Beverly.
Hills, that is. Swimmin pools, movie stars.
Well now its time to say good by to Jed and all his kin.
And they would like to thank you folks fer kindly droppin in.
You're all invited back a gain to this locality
To have a heapin helpin of their hospitality.
Beverly Hillbillies, that's what they call 'em now
Nice folks, Y'all come back now, hear?
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=36982
Ronald Reagan
XL President of the United States: 1981 - 1989
Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the National Medals of Science and Technology
March 12, 1986
I can't help but remember an incident back when I was an adjutant on an airbase in World War II and learned of a letter that bucked all the way up to the top of the military command asking for permission to destroy some records that were just filling the file cases and that were no longer of any use. And when the mail came back down with permission from the person in the top command, it was permission granted to destroy those records, providing that copies were made of each one. [Laughter]
http://www.tv.com/battlestar-galactica-2003/battlestar-galactica-2003-miniseries--part-1.0/episode/291740/trivia.html
tv.com
Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Battlestar Galactica (2003 Miniseries) - Part 1.0
Air Date
Monday December 8, 2003
Quotes
Number Six: Gaius, I can't die. When this body is destroyed, my memory, my consciousness, will be transmitted to a new one. I'll just wake up somewhere else in an identical body.
Baltar: You mean there's more out there like you?
Number Six: There are twelve models. I'm Number Six.
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=36982
Ronald Reagan
XL President of the United States: 1981 - 1989
Remarks at the Presentation Ceremony for the National Medals of Science and Technology
March 12, 1986
But as we look at the record of scientific achievement, there remains one area crying out for attention. I believe that our nuclear dilemma presents us with some of the major unfinished business of science. We have begun research on a nonnuclear defense against nuclear attack. As I said before, yesterday's impossibilities have become commonplace realities today. Why should we start thinking small now?
