Originally posted by: OulOat
Originally posted by: Mith
I say we do great big colony ships that can wander like crazy. Near-perfect environmental recycling technology will be needed. It'd be pretty cool to see the human form adapted to microgravity.
We can't. Our bones would fade to nothing. The only reason our bones are as strong as they are is to hold up our body from gravity. I read that astronauts returning to earth had a serious lost in bone strength, and these are short visits to space. We would need to implement artificial gravity before any long journeys in space.
Originally posted by: Falloutboy
Originally posted by: OulOat
Originally posted by: Mith
I say we do great big colony ships that can wander like crazy. Near-perfect environmental recycling technology will be needed. It'd be pretty cool to see the human form adapted to microgravity.
We can't. Our bones would fade to nothing. The only reason our bones are as strong as they are is to hold up our body from gravity. I read that astronauts returning to earth had a serious lost in bone strength, and these are short visits to space. We would need to implement artificial gravity before any long journeys in space.
this problem has already been solved. you would just need a spinning space ship
Originally posted by: Falloutboy
Originally posted by: OulOat
Originally posted by: Mith
I say we do great big colony ships that can wander like crazy. Near-perfect environmental recycling technology will be needed. It'd be pretty cool to see the human form adapted to microgravity.
We can't. Our bones would fade to nothing. The only reason our bones are as strong as they are is to hold up our body from gravity. I read that astronauts returning to earth had a serious lost in bone strength, and these are short visits to space. We would need to implement artificial gravity before any long journeys in space.
this problem has already been solved. you would just need a spinning space ship
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
somehow everyone has disregarded the fact that the ion engine will continue to acceleratethe vehicle it pushes.....
Originally posted by: DigDug
Nope, we never will. The pace of scientific progress, while amazing, seems to lead to an invincibility complex. That is, we assume that anything we have once thought of will eventually be done. Sorry, you star trek nerds - it ain't gonna happen.
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
somehow everyone has disregarded the fact that the ion engine will continue to acceleratethe vehicle it pushes.....
Originally posted by: z0mb13
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
somehow everyone has disregarded the fact that the ion engine will continue to acceleratethe vehicle it pushes.....
what in the world is the ion engine
That's cool, but what happens when it runs out of Xenon? You need a Ramjet or something like it that uses renewable fuel to achieve interstellar speeds.Originally posted by: Vikaden
Originally posted by: z0mb13
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
somehow everyone has disregarded the fact that the ion engine will continue to acceleratethe vehicle it pushes.....
what in the world is the ion engine
Ion engine