Arlan Andrews, Yoji Kondo, and Charles Sheffield, interviewed by Science Fiction Age

In the following viewpoint, Science Fiction Age magazine interviews scientists and science fiction writers Arlan Andrews, Yoji Kondo, and Charles Sheffield about the possibility of humans encountering aliens from outer space. Andrews is the manager of the Advanced Manufacturing Initiatives Department at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Kondo is a director at NASA’s Goddard Space Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Sheffield is a consultant for Earth Satellite Corporation in Rockville, Maryland.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. According to Sheffield, how many worlds are there in the universe?
2. What do humans assume about aliens’ cultural views, in Kondo’s opinion?
3. According to Andrews, how do many in the UFO community believe aliens were attracted to Earth"

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