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Re: starship-design: Why go to the stars?
In a message dated 7/3/97 10:49:15 PM, stk@sunherald.infi.net (kyle) wrote:
>KellySt@aol.com wrote:
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>> 1 is reasonably irrelavent, certainly in the next few centuries.
>
>Not necessarily...
Think if any senerio where and extra solar colony (especially one dependant
on suplies from home) could aid the survival of humanity over the next few
centuries.
>> The others sum up to "we'ld like to". Agreed, but that never funded any
>>project this size before, and is unlikely to in 2050.
>
>I wouldn't be so sure. Things can happen if people get interested.
A tens of billions of dollars (low estimate) project? Those don't happen
unless their is big money to be made quickly, or a critical need. Nieather
seems applicable here.
>> Besides, wasn't the question why colonize the stars?
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>I suppose. But you have to go there first.
>
>Kyle Mcallister
But you won't start a colony until you come up with a reason, whgich
obviously can't preceed a first flight.
Kelly