will we ever reach the stars?
By Stephan
@stk40m (1118)
Koeln, Germany
7 responses
@RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
12 Sep 11
I doubt it myself as they are so far away. It would take too many years and too much fuel to get there unless some new technology was invented that did not require large amounts of fuel and could go a lot faster than we currently can.
Some people say that we did not even land on the moon and that it was staged in a Hollywood film studio. I have my doubts about that. I believe that we went there. I have seen too many photos and satellite images to not believe it. If they can get into orbit, then they can get to the moon. But other planets and stars might be a bit too far.
@stk40m (1118)
• Koeln, Germany
12 Sep 11
yes, I also believe that we went to the Moon but it was so expensive that nowadays we don't do it anymore. True, if a new and inexpensive way to explore space was invented we might progress. The next star is some 4 light years away from us. So if we could travel at light speed (or close to it) it would still take 4 years to reach it. I have no idea if any technology could enable us to travel that fast. Maybe the stars are just there for us to look at :D
@RawBill1 (8531)
• Gold Coast, Australia
12 Sep 11
Yes, I think that they should be reserved for us to look at. 
Spending billions of dollars on space travel when there are citizens of your country starving and homeless does not really make sense. I do not really understand how the people in the USA can love their government when they have their priorities all wrong. They are just on a big ego trip over there, wanting to be the best at everything.
They should be spending the money on teaching people how to eat their weeds! 
Spending billions of dollars on space travel when there are citizens of your country starving and homeless does not really make sense. I do not really understand how the people in the USA can love their government when they have their priorities all wrong. They are just on a big ego trip over there, wanting to be the best at everything.
They should be spending the money on teaching people how to eat their weeds! 
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
12 Sep 11
I have always thought they spent a whole lot of money for nothing myself w/all these space programs.
@stk40m (1118)
• Koeln, Germany
12 Sep 11
that is true, space exploration is extremely expensive and I don't know if NASA is going to build a new type of space shuttle. The question would be if there is a techology/ way to make interstellar travel possible and less expensive or if it's not possible.
@celticeagle (168856)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Sep 11
I don't think we will ever get to other solar systems. I will take us years to get to them and would have to have a rocket ship equiped with enough fuel and to sustain life for several people for many years. It is being thought about but hasn't been able to be done as yet.
@celticeagle (168856)
• Boise, Idaho
14 Sep 11
And they have to be quarantined when they come home for several weeks. Doesn't sound like much fun to me.
@stk40m (1118)
• Koeln, Germany
13 Sep 11
yes - if possible at all - it would probably take a lot of research and time. As for sustaining life I remember a documentary where they said that brumation/ torpor may overcome the physiological problems that comes along with very long space trips.
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@prosperity1027 (199)
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12 Sep 11
Hi stk40m,
Maybe, only empty space shuttles equipped with lab equipment can access other planets. Perhaps, man will not survive long in those planets because of the climate, it's either too hot or too cold. Other readers may have a different opinion.
@stk40m (1118)
• Koeln, Germany
13 Sep 11
yes, we've progressed and advanced in many areas. However, in space exploration the progress seems not to be as fast as with HDDs :D About 40 years we reached the Moon and Mars and the Viking probes have now reached the limits of our solar system. But ever since the 70s we haven't come any further than that. Nowadays satellites are equipped with far better sensor technology though.
@ybong007 (6643)
• Philippines
12 Sep 11
Who knows? as they say nothing is impossible. Just take a look at things today, who would have thought that a lot of those were just science fiction a few decades ago. I've seen an episode on National Geographic that in theory, it's very much possible to travel vast distances through space now that sounds science fiction as of this moment but who knows in fifty years time?
