We should build a space elevator.
I actively hope that it never happens.
We're more technologically behind on space travel than we were in the 70's due to none of the blueprints being saved. I had a long talk with my astronomy teacher about it.It's honestly really fucking depressing.
Quote from: Verbatim on February 01, 2017, 03:55:03 PMI actively hope that it never happens.Why?
Our next closest star? Maybe one day. Maybe even another Galaxy
Quote from: Gatortag on February 01, 2017, 04:00:58 PMQuote from: Verbatim on February 01, 2017, 03:55:03 PMI actively hope that it never happens.Why?There's no point.
Best case scenario us exploring space violates some intergalactic treaty that we didn't know about that demands our immediate extinctionWorse case scenario we discover hospitable planets and populate them.
Quote from: Luciana on February 01, 2017, 03:40:25 PMWe're more technologically behind on space travel than we were in the 70's due to none of the blueprints being saved. I had a long talk with my astronomy teacher about it.It's honestly really fucking depressing.How so? We can do the same stuff we did back then right now, and more. It's all a matter of money.
Quote from: Gatortag on February 01, 2017, 04:00:33 PMQuote from: Luciana on February 01, 2017, 03:40:25 PMWe're more technologically behind on space travel than we were in the 70's due to none of the blueprints being saved. I had a long talk with my astronomy teacher about it.It's honestly really fucking depressing.How so? We can do the same stuff we did back then right now, and more. It's all a matter of money.No, we can't. Engineers today literally do not understand how they made the Saturn V rockets due to the plans being lost over time via shut downs and what not. They have an idea, but blueprints are gone. Last I checked they had to call the engineers in from the Apollo program to help them build their recent rocket or whatever it was.http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2015/12/11/how-we-lost-the-ability-to-travel-to-the-moon/#4a000002683aWe're basically starting from scratch
Quote from: Luciana on February 01, 2017, 09:10:38 PMQuote from: Gatortag on February 01, 2017, 04:00:33 PMQuote from: Luciana on February 01, 2017, 03:40:25 PMWe're more technologically behind on space travel than we were in the 70's due to none of the blueprints being saved. I had a long talk with my astronomy teacher about it.It's honestly really fucking depressing.How so? We can do the same stuff we did back then right now, and more. It's all a matter of money.No, we can't. Engineers today literally do not understand how they made the Saturn V rockets due to the plans being lost over time via shut downs and what not. They have an idea, but blueprints are gone. Last I checked they had to call the engineers in from the Apollo program to help them build their recent rocket or whatever it was.http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2015/12/11/how-we-lost-the-ability-to-travel-to-the-moon/#4a000002683aWe're basically starting from scratchFuck. Well. We do have places like SpaceX. They want to put people on Mars before 2030 I think. And they've been making good progress. Landings have been made and they even re supplied ISS.
Sure there is. We could mine other planets, asteroids, moons. Discover new things. Maybe find life. And the future of humans depends on colonizing other planets.
Quote from: Gatortag on February 01, 2017, 06:45:39 PMSure there is. We could mine other planets, asteroids, moons. Discover new things. Maybe find life. And the future of humans depends on colonizing other planets. Why is the "future of humans" important? Why do you care about that? Why do we have to colonize anything?
Why is the "future of humans" important? Why do you care about that? Why do we have to colonize anything?
Quote from: Verbatim on February 01, 2017, 05:01:02 PMQuote from: Gatortag on February 01, 2017, 04:00:58 PMQuote from: Verbatim on February 01, 2017, 03:55:03 PMI actively hope that it never happens.Why?There's no point.Sure there is. We could mine other planets, asteroids, moons. Discover new things. Maybe find life. And the future of humans depends on colonizing other planets. As for the time it takes to travel to other places in response to the other post. We could always hope for a breakthrough. Like near or FTL travel or collapsing space time around you. Crazy how that all works with time dilation and all. Think I read if someone traveled at light speed for 1 year 10 years would pass for us here. But what if for example we're communicating over video chat? Seems like a paradox.
Quote from: Gatortag on February 01, 2017, 06:45:39 PMQuote from: Verbatim on February 01, 2017, 05:01:02 PMQuote from: Gatortag on February 01, 2017, 04:00:58 PMQuote from: Verbatim on February 01, 2017, 03:55:03 PMI actively hope that it never happens.Why?There's no point.Sure there is. We could mine other planets, asteroids, moons. Discover new things. Maybe find life. And the future of humans depends on colonizing other planets. As for the time it takes to travel to other places in response to the other post. We could always hope for a breakthrough. Like near or FTL travel or collapsing space time around you. Crazy how that all works with time dilation and all. Think I read if someone traveled at light speed for 1 year 10 years would pass for us here. But what if for example we're communicating over video chat? Seems like a paradox.If you're going to bet all your hopes on being able to break the laws of physics, then there's really no point having a discussion.For time dilation to kick in with noticeable effects you'd need to be travelling around 10%C. Lightspeed is unatainable because to get anything that has more than zero mass to that velocity you would need literally infinite energy. To get anywhere near velocities measured in percentages of C you'd need the kind of tech you see in science fiction.I hate to break it to you but science fiction is called science fiction for a reason.
I know you're usually a soggy napkin when it comes to these things, but I wanna ask it in a different context. A lot of people want to get out to space because they've something to gain. Resources, continued species stuff, all that.The size and scope of everything just in our system alone would be something to see firsthand. You hear all these facts and see all these photos, but it never really dawns on you since you can't go there in person. I like traveling. If you suddenly had access to a ship, a free all expense paid deal to just cruise around the solar system for one time, with the ability to land on any landable body in the system, would you take it?