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Old 10-21-2010, 11:17 AM   #677
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Unfortunately it'll take something like near extinction before we'll be forced to start researching and developing the technology to do something productive in terms of space travel. People who say there are problems on Earth and we shouldn't even bother with manned space travel at all seem to me at least to be somewhat short sighted... It's like putting all your eggs in one basket. Mars, maybe in our lifetime if only the political will existed for the project to get restarted.
The problem with near extinction is who is left to ramp up any sort of space travel scenario. It would take massive resources, which will be secondary to things like food, and shelter. I'm not saying we shouldn't bother, but it does seem futile. But then who knows, maybe warp technology is only years away.........
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