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Astronomy Space Travel., Imagine we colonise other planets

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post Jun 20 2009, 11:17 PM

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QUOTE(Thinkingfox @ Jun 16 2009, 02:10 PM)
I think it's still cheaper to build in on earth and propelling to space, than to build in space itself because apart from propelling the materials, you have to use resources to propel the transporters and the workers back and forth. Then you need to think of outerspace lodging and food for the workers.
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when i'm playing a web based game and flashback of an anime that i've watched before not long ago.

but then, something came in my mind, combine with the other information that i've get from other sources, including TV, books and other...

here is some problem.
1. human health problem, we cant live in space for a long time without the presence of gravity, our muscle will start to swell, until now, astronauts only can stay in ISS for half a year and they have to went back to earth, they have to do exercise regularly while in space to keep their muscle working and prevent swelling, this is what i heard from discovery channel some time ago

2. so we might need the presence of gravity in order to survive, so how do we get gravity in a colony ship? artificial gravity?

3. plants and organism need sunlight, when we were in deep space, how do we get sunlight?

4. oxygen, water, temperature, and food, without sunlight there will be no plants, even if there is, the plant will withered or very weak due to lack of sunlights, the water will surely run out no matter how we save it and recycled it.

5. political, racism, and religious issues, i doubt we will have a peaceful life in the colony ship, unless every human beings has the same mindset.

6. death rate, birth rate and education, how can we control the death rate and birth rate? and every adults and children need education, we need a totally new and unify education, but how can we unite people with different believe and mindset?

the fastest way to travel from A to B in space is by wormhole, with wormhole, you can travel from earth to the other planet far way in just a very short time without reaching the speed of light.

the another method is by our conventional propulsion drive, or maybe some more advance propulsion drive like the impulse drive in star trek?

furthermore, i dont think we are able to travel faster than light, imagine you are cruising at a speed faster than light where you overtake the speed of light, no light can reach you, what can you see?

make sense? hmm.gif
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post Jun 25 2009, 11:27 PM

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QUOTE(lin00b @ Jun 22 2009, 02:42 AM)
1,2 rotating drums would provide enough artificial gravity
3,4 hibernation would be a popular solution. geospheres with artificial sunlight has been suggested
5,6 the source of many sci-fi dramas - again hibernation is a easy way out

ftl speed would break many many paradox. but even a significant %age of light speed would be a great achievement in interstellar exploration. although i am pessimistic about any interstellar travels (even to alpha centauri) in at least 10 generations or more.


Added on June 22, 2009, 2:43 am

breaking technological barriers (like terraforming hostile environment/radioactive protection) is a piece of cake compared to breaking moral barriers.
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hibernate? so you are going to say that everyone will be in hibernate mode during the whole journey? hmm.gif
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post Jun 30 2009, 09:39 AM

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QUOTE(cllee86 @ Jun 30 2009, 03:37 AM)
HAHAHAHA..If Earth is as big as the universe they have to pay u to make u own a land...
U have to remember, Earth is part of our Sun's solar system, our solar system is just a tiny microscopic part of our galaxy which is the Milky Way and the Universe contains millions, perhaps billions of other galaxies...
So if u ask me, space travel is impossible using conventional method..even if we manage to go as fast as light it would still take us millions of years to get to the nearest galaxy..we need space warp..or space fold..or something else.....
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then 1 question arise, how do we communicate?

if we use laser, which is at the speed of light, it would take million of years just to send a message laugh.gif

 

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