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Agent008
Just a thought..
Think about this for a minute before coming to a answer.
Do we really want (rich) humans galavanting in space?
TrueBrit
reply to post by Angelic Resurrection
No, they won't survive. But a hundred years from now? Who knows?!
A simple volumetric restrictor would be sufficient to counter such forces, probably involving immersion in a breathable liquid medium of some sort.
andy06shake
no FTL propulsion system pretty much limits humanities colonization to only our local star system.
andy06shake
reply to post by crazyewok
Project Orion, basically this method works on the principle of repeatedly detonating a nuclear device behind a protective shield and riding the detonation wave. It most certainly would not be a good idea to try this within Earths atmosphere. I suppose if we ever manage to refine the fusion process this would become more efficient. But that would be one hell of a payload to be traveling with!
en.wikipedia.org...(nuclear_propulsion)edit on 12-11-2013 by andy06shake because: (no reason given)
Agent008
Just a thought..
Think about this for a minute before coming to a answer.
Do we really want (rich) humans galavanting in space? Shouldn't someone more worthy of space travel be on this flight instead of a corporate shmuck? What are the motives of rich people going into space, to explore and better understand the universe for the betterment of all man kind? (Ya right) It is all about PROFIT!
dragonridr
Oddly i had similar thoughts if a corporation were to say put there headquaters in space they no longer have any laws to govern them. Its the ultimate freedon to a corporation no taxes no laws to abide by.