I understand that it is not ‘practical’; that is not what I am asking. I understand the sheer distance and time frame involved. I also understand it is possible to launch things outside of our solar system. Is it the… Continue Reading
Do you believe we could travel to distant solar systems, stars, or galaxys in the not so distant future..?
GOVERNMENT FUNDING of basic research has been astonishingly productive. Over the past five decades it has led to the development of the Internet, lasers, global positioning satellites, magnetic resonance imaging, DNA sequencing, and hundreds of other technologies. With the end… Continue Reading
The Boxer/Fiornia senate race is regarded as a dead heat by most polls, if Fiorna defeats Boxer, which is a very real possibility, since the incumbent, Boxer, has not achieved 50 % by the 1st of September, in the polls,… Continue Reading
Google announced today that it is investing .25 million in an energy technology called Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS). According to an MIT report on EGS, only 2% of the heat beneath the continental US between 3 and 10 kilometers (depths… Continue Reading
How would we design Ships with current technology, and what would realistic space ships designed with current Technology look like? (The space shuttle is 1970s) What major technology advances would be required? How would we go about mining cruithne? Colonizing… Continue Reading
Your car runs out of gas – that’s a problem. Your electric car runs out of battery power – simply park and have lunch and let the sun partially recharge the batteries, then you’re on your way. Once your home… Continue Reading
Using current technology, that is. Please provide a source
With our current technology and rocket capabilities, it would take just over 10,000 years for a craft to reach the ort cloud, and, as it were, venture beyond our own solar system. With that in mind, can anyone honestly propose… Continue Reading
how is solar power compared to current technology? different? same?