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21st century space technology
What will be the most important?
Replies: 17Last Post Feb. 15, 2007 11:08am by Thriftweed
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Choice Votes Percent  
Space elevator 5 15%
International Space Station 4 12%
Putting a man (or woman) on Mars 7 21%
Terraforming the moon 4 12%
Searching for extraterrestrial life 7 21%
Other (please state what this may be) 5 15%
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A space elevator or more work on the ISS.  

More work on the ISS is very important in developing ways for large(ish) amounts people to survive in space for extended periods of time.  
To make our way to Mars, it's estimated that its going to take about a year each way with current technology. Even if we do manage to greatly improve matters, I'll be betting it'll be a very long trip, on return. We can't have potential Mars travellers in the same conditions as the Apollo 11 crew.

I think the space elevator will also be important, as it will provide a much cheaper way of getting thing to and from the Earth. Setting up a space elevator system would probably have to come before terraforming the Moon, as this will involve transporting large amouts into space often.

Post edited at 9:46 pm on Feb. 3, 2007 by flatplat


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That's not going to be the highlight of this century, though. Maybe the 2000-2035 era, I suppose.

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i like to think that if we ever make contact with an intelligent extraterrestrial species it will change a lot of things, but the last book i read was rama so im not entirely optimistic.

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