Posted on 01/27/2015 5:22:03 AM PST by WhiskeyX
Will interstellar space travel save humanity? Scientists predict artificial ‘homes’ in space will have to a become a reality - and say ‘warp drives’ could be the answer The vast distances between solar systems combined with the speed-of-light limit puts severe constraints on the realities of space travel This could be overcome using some form of worm hole or warp drive Another world would likely have an environment that is unbreathable Terraforming is an option, but this would be challenging and expensive Interstellar-style spinning habitats would be a more sensible option
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To think that, in this “enlightened” age, the best they can come up with for the destiny of mankind is a comic-book plot.
“So long, and thanks for all the fish...”
we could all be dirt poor peasants before we get a chance to escape
or we could wipe out leftists and have peace on Earth
Are these the same scientists that are super serial that global warming is real?
More people suffering from Jor-El Syndrome.
Just like the global warming nuts.
Arthur Clarke observed the humans are over optimistic in the short-run and under optimistic in the long run. A farmer in 1840 might have wished for stronger horses or sharper plows but would not have dreamed of an air conditioned John Deere tractor with a CD player.
Likewise we imagine some better analog to our chemical rockets and space shuttles but the truth is, we probably simply can’t imagine the actual development that will make humans a galactic presence. I do believe we are destined to occupy much more than one planet or just one solar system. There’s simply too much real estate to let it go to waste.
“Ancient myths told of a place called Earth, but the modern world knew it was nonsense. Science knew the Ship was all the Universe, and as long as the sacred Converter was fed, lights would glow and air would flow through the miles of metal corridors. Hugh never questioned these truths until a despised mutie showed him the Control Room and he learned the true nature of the Ship and its mission.”
http://www.amazon.com/Orphans-Sky-Robert-A-Heinlein/dp/0671318454
we will have to set up bases on most of the planets and then large stations spaced out between solar systems that act like gas stations and/or pit stops.
It will still take a LONG time to get places, but we WILL get there if we are determined.
Following that, we would have to isolate and destroy the stupid gene that produces all leftist inclinations.
“we could all be dirt poor peasants before we get a chance to escape”
That is a common misconception. Even if you could invent a Star Trek transporter, there are too many people to transport. The remaining population on the Earth produces more children faster than the transporter can transport them. The escapees can only be the descendants of the small number of people who colonize the new extraterrestrial habitats. The population of humans left behind will become extinct, sooner or later, leaving the emigrants as the survivor population/s.
Sounds a lot better than Starlost.
Of course only a small number would ever be able to actually escape. If I developed the technology, I would tell nobody and I would hand-pick who comes with me.
The best habitats and the habitats supporting many Earth populations will be the asteroids with terraformed interior spaces. Planets and their expensive gravity wells will prove to be dangerous habitats risking extinction of its population in the same manner as the Earth.
bump
I wonder if that story can be found online? I was looking for it yesterday! I really was, coincidence maybe
If the EMDrive is real and not a hoax (small chance) then we might not even need fuel.
Will inter-dimensional deliver us to hell?
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