I can't wait until the Dawn mission reaches Ceres in 2015, I reckon that will be exciting. Can't wait to see what Ceres 'the forgottten planet' is actually like lol
Knowing my luck I'd probably die a few days before something like this actually happened. :P
Pacman taught people to run around in dark rooms munching on pills while listening to repettive techno music and for that I somewhat idolise him.
| Munkeh111 said: Yes, we should see some permanent settlement there by about 2050, I would certainly be disappointed if I was not around then What I am more concerned about is when everyone will have flying cars, I want to be living then |
You need to read the news;)
http://www.exduco.net/news.php?id=3285
| Munkeh111 said: Yes, we should see some permanent settlement there by about 2050, I would certainly be disappointed if I was not around then What I am more concerned about is when everyone will have flying cars, I want to be living then |
Do you really want flying cars, when half of todays drivers are terrible with the current cars? There would have to be a serious license test - Like I'm talking serious, not the joke that is Ontario's license tests.
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No.
We do not yet have the technology to get a human to mars and back. In fact, if we wanted to send a man to the moon, we would have to relearn everything we did before.
The Space Shuttle is only capable of low earth orbit. Getting a man past that point and back is billions of dollars, and man years of research.
I think one day we will, but not in my lifetime (or anyone else's here)
| TheRealMafoo said: No. We do not yet have the technology to get a human to mars and back. In fact, if we wanted to send a man to the moon, we would have to relearn everything we did before. The Space Shuttle is only capable of low earth orbit. Getting a man past that point and back is billions of dollars, and man years of research. I think one day we will, but not in my lifetime (or anyone else's here) |
Perhaps you are right but we are typically quite poor at predicting how fast technology will advance or in what areas.
When i started University in 1996 we were told by our lecturer who was involved in the Human Genome Project that it was going to take anywhere from 20-30 years to complete. It was done 4 years later.
Just in time to see moon colony's.
In other words...no.
I think problems would lie with energy (not with getting there, but finding a sustainable, cost effective source once we reach there), human risks and it not being economically worth while.
Also, who here would actually want to live on Mars? The lag would be god-awful.
hsrob said:
Perhaps you are right but we are typically quite poor at predicting how fast technology will advance or in what areas. When i started University in 1996 we were told by our lecturer who was involved in the Human Genome Project that it was going to take anywhere from 20-30 years to complete. It was done 4 years later.
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I agree that we suck at predicting future technology, but this is not a technology problem. If it was not for the cold war, we still would have not landed on the moon.
Two things have to happen for us to go to Mars. One is technology that has yet to be started, needs to be completed. And two, we need a reason to go.
If we found out that in 200 years, the world was going to end and we needed to find another planet, then yes, I think we would have a colony on Mars. I don't think that's going to happen.
Neptune said:
Do you really want flying cars, when half of todays drivers are terrible with the current cars? There would have to be a serious license test - Like I'm talking serious, not the joke that is Ontario's license tests. |
Well by that time we will have nanobots in us making sure we can drive properly!
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