56 links have been added on 15 ideas about #space-travel.
  1. Yay! In a fully circular economy for space – removing space junk and reusing or recycling it – is a viable possibility to safeguard the future for satellites and space exploration, according to this article.

  2. “Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has been, I have great faith in a seed . . . Convince me that you have a seed there, and I am prepared to expect wonders.”

  3. or did just some of the polymers arrive ready to seed the rest?

  4. Agreed, and the Vikings loved their ships – Njord was the god of ships and seafaring, as well as the god of wealth and prosperity – Musk likely knows the two can live together.

  5. Reminded me of this – great article, including the quote “Yes, Musk is being polite to Trump because he wants to save humanity in case of the totally plausible scenario wherein he can stop Trump from triggering nuclear Armageddon. It certainly has nothing to do with maintaining those generous government investments.”

  6. Story idea done already, sort of. Easily the most important divine vessel was the Barque of Ra which sailed across the sky each day as the sun.

  7. Yeah, the cults are already in their early stages. however don’t hold your breath for a second-coming… “Hero worship can blind you to certain realities. You may believe that Musk will figure it all out, that he’ll meet production goals for Tesla, colonize Mars and power the world with batteries. But what if he doesn’t? What if Tesla runs out of cash before all these visions become a reality?”

  8. Agreed. and Gerard K. O’Neill didn’t see us sitting in a tin can. The colonies are supposed to be made of a transparent material much like glass. They are also imagined to be self-sustaining, which is a major plus during an era when “sustainable” is one of the buzzwords for off-Earth living.

  9. No reason folk won’t give thanks to the vehicles that get them to their space hotels. Not sure about needing to worship anyone, but looks cosy enough, compared to banging around in a tin can.

  10. Men have a right to peaceful existence – some Indians are now worshipping Musk as a way to use his name for publicity, fact is stranger than fiction in a funny old world.

  11. sunnyjim

    Shatner says a lot to be honest, he doesn’t mind cashing in on comercial crap when it suits him though. Maybe he changed his mind and he likes the planet now?

  12. Yeah, that was a bit heart wrenching, watching him realise we are all doomed unless we get the hell out of our own mess. This article brings tears to the eyes.

  13. That is an excellent idea. However, space travel is currently limited by rocket fuel, which is expensive and quite heavy, making endless travel nearly impossible.
    https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2021/12/30/how-far-could-a-spaceship-go-if-we-never-ran-out-of-thrust/?sh=1408616c29ee

  14. This isn’t a stupid idea. It could serve to use the free parking spots we didn’t realise we needed. Read this paper https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11071-022-07829-1

  15. So sad “For NASA and the United States, losing the space station would mean the forfeiture of more than $100 billion invested in developing the facility and billions more in provisioning and inhabiting the station. NASA has used the space station for myriad purposes, from a platform to conduct more than 2,500 science experiments to testing human health during extended human spaceflight.”

  16. the idea that it shifts awareness isn’t a surprise but there may be more to it than that according to Ivan De Luce, writer for the Insider.

  17. Check out this company researching flights into space using ballons https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/13/space-tourism-firms-plan-to-use-balloons-to-go-to-space-in-2024.html

  18. You can get a ride to the edge of space in a hot air balloon. However, it comes at one hefty price tag

  19. Doctor proctor shit it when she found out she was going to space. And used it as a platform to talk about getting more black women into orbit. Not sure why though, I ain’t seen many disabled eskimos at NASA recently. Watch the video about Inspiration4 if you want to see why she did it. And probably why SpaceX chose her. Surely it should be about ability?

  20. Some people are against forced diversity, here’s why https://www.forbes.com/sites/glennllopis/2017/01/16/5-reasons-diversity-and-inclusion-fails/?sh=52f596250dfe

  21. Keep in mind that space isn’t as safe for women. Their bodies are more vulnerable than men’s bodies when it comes to some of the more important tasks it has to do whilst producing the offspring that will live in space themselves. Stats available here: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Age-distribution-for-astronauts-and-cosmonauts-all-nationalities-for-first-transit-to_fig3_266247037

  22. If you belive the USSR hasn’t hidden any of their secret tragedies the “A total of 18 people have lost their lives either while in space or in preparation for a space mission, in four separate incidents. Given the risks involved in space flight, this number is surprisingly low. The two worst disasters both involved NASA’s space shuttle.”

  23. The SuperDraco engine that provides launch escape system and propulsive-landing thrust for the Dragon V2 passenger-carrying space capsule is fully printed, and was the first fully printed rocket engine.

  24. RocketLab’s Rutherford rocket engine was first tested in late 2016, and since then, over 200 of the game-changing models have been produced. Their combustion chambers, injectors, pumps, and main propellant valves are all 3D printed using electron-beam melting.

  25. not likely, it would cost too much to make it do 2 things. Maybe just make space stations out of old rocket parts that are left in space.

  26. From the Finanical Times “Asteroids contain all the materials necessary to enable human activity,” says Peter Stibrany, chief business developer and strategist of California-based Deep Space Industries (DSI). “Just those near Earth could sustain more than 10bn people.”