Back up space travel

w/e · May 15, 2015, 06:26:44 AM

YouTube

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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theplanetarysociety/lightsail-a-revolutionary-solar-sailing-spacecraft

Kiwicake · May 15, 2015, 06:49:40 AM

Bill Nye and Neil "Smoke Degrasse" Tyson telling me to fund space?

how could i not

aREALgod · May 15, 2015, 09:10:29 AM

Unless it's a warp drive, I'm not gonna bother wasting my money. Solar sails are such an inefficient method of space travel.

Mr. Psychologist · May 15, 2015, 09:18:09 AM

What happens if there is a bit of debris in space that goes flying towards the sail? <.<

Oh · May 15, 2015, 09:51:06 AM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on May 15, 2015, 09:18:09 AM

What happens if there is a bit of debris in space that goes flying towards the sail? <.<

What happens to every other man made thing in space. It either bounces off, or makes a lovely hole/destroys it.

Obviously, it's a rare event, otherwise we'd hear about it a lot more, so it's worth making it.

Mr. Psychologist · May 15, 2015, 09:56:06 AM

Quote from: Simseoooooooooooo on May 15, 2015, 09:51:06 AM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on May 15, 2015, 09:18:09 AM
What happens if there is a bit of debris in space that goes flying towards the sail? <.<
What happens to every other man made thing in space. It either bounces off, or makes a lovely hole/destroys it.

Obviously, it's a rare event, otherwise we'd hear about it a lot more, so it's worth making it.

Ah well fair enough then >.>

I guess despite the ridiculous dangers of sailing ships back in ye olden tiems we still made thousands and sent them all over the bloody place so yeh <.<

FatherlyNick - fuck putin · May 15, 2015, 09:56:43 AM

But who will back up me?