Space : The Final Frontier.
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We already know that space-time is curved and the higher the source of mavity the bigger the curve. Add to this the fact that Einstein-Rosenburg bridges can connect on point in space to another point in space and you have all the required ingredients for FTL travel.
Shame that mankind cares more about killing each other and will wipe themselves out before we get a chance to leave the cradle. I guess the cockroaches or ants will be the first things to colonize Proxima Centuri
Shame that mankind cares more about killing each other and will wipe themselves out before we get a chance to leave the cradle. I guess the cockroaches or ants will be the first things to colonize Proxima Centuri
Well for Star Trek, it took a third World War for humanity to develop the technology, and that was from one guy in some backwater part of America in 2063, and even then it took another 88 years until the first long-range exploration vessel was built in 2151.
It is the next logical step, to move from the confines of the planet - but that'll depend on whether we survive long enough.
It is the next logical step, to move from the confines of the planet - but that'll depend on whether we survive long enough.
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We have the ability to get off-world now, we just lack the will. People bleat on about our reliance on fossil fuels yet the moon has enough Helium-3 to solve our energy crisis.
The human race is becoming increasingly short sighted and this green malarky has the potential to make us regress more rather than push ourselves forward even if it is sometimes painful.
Thank you! I said this not long back during a pretty heated debate on the "green issue" at work. I got looked upon as if I'd uttered the worst anathema possible! You'd have been forgiven for thinking that I'd suggested burning babies instead of fossil fuels.
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Sure we can't go on treating our home world like a big rubbish tip but that doesn't mean we need to go back to the stone age and stop flying and driving and using dishwashers. It means we need to get smarter and not regress.
Cars that run on hydrogen, planes that use less fuel or green fuel(how about solar powered ones like the one NASA built?), smarter greener power production not less power production.
A lot of our power problems can be answered by increasing our efforts in space. Helium-3, microwave power generators, solar collectors and so on. How about solving the food problem in the long term by growing food off world? See, humans are becoming more and more inverted and short sighted.
I would imagine the Victorians would have put the British on Mars by now, after all, they never let problems big or small get in their way when it came to engineering.
<political> I think the green issue is simply used by governments to keep the populous under control and to raise revenue </political>
Burning babies is quite a good power source actually!
What does that have to do with space travel which doesn't use fossil fuels?
The reason Nasa etc, can't advance much is because of crappy government funding.
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Look how far we've come already considering we only have to go back 30 years and there was no such thing as internet - computers with the power we're using right now in our homes filled entire rooms 
I'm sure we'll eventually stumble our way forward in advancement - hopefully without wiping each other out over silly racial / religious wars.
I'm sure we'll eventually stumble our way forward in advancement - hopefully without wiping each other out over silly racial / religious wars.
I think it has more to do with power, money and greed. Ultimately control, that will be our end. Hopefully some other race will treat Earth better.
science says mavity bends/distorts space ,time and light
Theoritically it is possible. As has been said, the distortion of space is one possible solution.
At this stage in our understanding though, it is impossible to even test the theory, as we do not have the resources to produce the power needed.
That being said, did they ever create the mini black hole underneath Switzerland?
At this stage in our understanding though, it is impossible to even test the theory, as we do not have the resources to produce the power needed.
That being said, did they ever create the mini black hole underneath Switzerland?
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unfortunately we probably wouldn't even have rocket technology if it wasn't because of war.
I don't think they have fired up the Large hardon collider yet, they are still in the process of cooling it down last i heard.
I don't think they have fired up the Large hardon collider yet, they are still in the process of cooling it down last i heard.
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space and time are joined. i.e. travel at the speed of light time will stand still to the outside observer, so you could travel an infinite distance, what would happen is that as you reach the speed of light you would be at your destination.
however, it would have taken you millions of years. hence its not practical (even if you could travel at light speed).
to have the star trek style travel you would need to bend time and space.
for example, to reach a place 100 light years away you would need to 1) reach the speed of light, 2) travel 100 years in the past. at the same time. then you would move instantly to that place and be in the correct time.
that is a simple explanation but what im trying to say, if they make faster than light travel, it will involve a manipulation of time
however, it would have taken you millions of years. hence its not practical (even if you could travel at light speed).
to have the star trek style travel you would need to bend time and space.
for example, to reach a place 100 light years away you would need to 1) reach the speed of light, 2) travel 100 years in the past. at the same time. then you would move instantly to that place and be in the correct time.
that is a simple explanation but what im trying to say, if they make faster than light travel, it will involve a manipulation of time
Thats a borg trans warp conduit.
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