Uh, yeah, but...

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Uh, yeah, but...

Socrates II — 6/23/2008 2:02:37 PM (archived)

When's the last time our Sol system stopped off at another
star system? And you think The Ultimate Project's 10,000 year
travel time was long, we don't get near other star systems for
millions of years and even then it is still a few light years away.

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Interstellar travel - Raoul - 6/18/2008 8:22:41 PM
- Interstellar travel - by Oort cloud comet stop overs. - Robert Clark - 6/24/2008 4:37:51 PM
- It's programming. - Bowser - 6/19/2008 3:46:48 AM
  - We're on a SHIP NOW - carl - 6/19/2008 9:06:49 PM
    - re: We're on a SHIP NOW - ER - 6/20/2008 3:08:31 PM
      - re: We're on a SHIP NOW - Socrates II - 6/20/2008 3:49:49 PM
        
        re: We're on a SHIP NOW. Socrates II - Marcia - 6/22/2008 5:56:14 AM
        
        Uh, yeah, but... - Socrates II - 6/23/2008 2:02:37 PM
        
        HOW MUCH MORE Consumables? - carl - 6/20/2008 8:33:54 PM
        
        re: HOW MUCH MORE Consumables? - REB - 6/20/2008 8:59:11 PM
        
        Humans occupy an extremely small surface on the Earth - Raoul - 6/20/2008 11:31:09 PM
        
        re: Humans occupy an extremely small surface on the Earth - Marcia - 6/22/2008 4:29:00 AM
- re: Interstellar travel - TB - 6/18/2008 10:05:12 PM
  - re: Interstellar travel - Mr Fibuli - 6/20/2008 3:20:45 AM
    - "Turning the ship around" will almost certainly not be an option, - ER - 6/20/2008 12:38:12 PM
      - re: "Turning the ship around" will almost certainly not be an option, - Marcia - 6/22/2008 3:13:08 AM
        
        re: "Turning the ship around" - Spell check: Gallician. - Marcia - 6/22/2008 3:17:14 AM
        
        re: "Turning the ship around" - Spell check: Oh, gosh... - Marcia - 6/22/2008 3:21:44 AM
        
        This just shows... - Socrates II - 6/23/2008 2:09:49 PM
        
        re: This just shows... - Marcia - 6/24/2008 11:08:18 PM
        
        re: This just shows... - Marcia - 6/24/2008 11:12:04 PM
  - Using asteroids. - REB - 6/19/2008 4:49:58 PM
  - re: Interstellar travel - ER - 6/19/2008 1:01:36 AM
    - The Catch-22 of generation star travel - TB - 6/19/2008 2:06:54 AM
  - re: Interstellar travel - Marcia - 6/18/2008 10:19:22 PM
    - Interstellar Reconnaissance - Lee - 6/18/2008 11:48:53 PM
- re: Interstellar travel - Marcia - 6/18/2008 8:52:33 PM
  - re: Interstellar travel - Raoul - 6/18/2008 9:07:59 PM
    - re: Interstellar travel. - I know. - Marcia - 6/18/2008 9:17:48 PM
      - re: Interstellar travel. - I know. - JEKing - 6/19/2008 3:00:05 AM
        
        re: Interstellar travel. - I know. - Marcia - 6/19/2008 3:12:07 AM
        
        re: Interstellar travel. - I know. - JEKing - 6/19/2008 6:26:50 PM
        
        re: Interstellar travel. - I just posted a reply and somehow it got lost. - Marcia - 6/22/2008 12:25:40 AM
        
        re: Interstellar travel. - I just posted a reply and somehow it got lost. - Marcia - 6/22/2008 12:27:38 AM
        
        re: Interstellar travel. - I just posted a reply and somehow it got lost. - Marcia - 6/22/2008 2:28:02 AM
        
        re: Interstellar travel. - I just posted a reply and somehow it got lost. - JEKing - 6/23/2008 5:37:44 AM
        
        re: Interstellar travel. - I just posted a reply and somehow it got lost. - Marcia - 6/24/2008 11:15:18 PM
        
        If our descendants feel "at home" in space... - Raoul - 6/19/2008 6:59:37 PM
        
        re: If our descendants feel "at home" in space... - JEKing - 6/20/2008 3:22:08 AM
        
        One thing most older SF about multigenerational starships did not address - Socrates II - 6/20/2008 2:45:01 PM
        
        re: One thing most older SF about multigenerational starships did not address - REB - 6/20/2008 3:20:14 PM
        
        aging - JEKing - 6/21/2008 2:10:03 AM
        
        It takes a village. - ER - 6/20/2008 3:03:54 PM
        
        One thing the members of an interstellar ark will have... - Socrates II - 6/20/2008 4:03:06 PM
        
        Goals Can Change - Mr Fibuli - 6/21/2008 3:12:21 AM
        
        re: Goals Can Change - Marcia - 6/22/2008 4:18:44 AM
        
        re: Goals Can Change - Mr Fibuli - 6/23/2008 2:15:40 AM
        
        I'm ejecting Harry out the airlock - Socrates II - 6/23/2008 2:56:10 PM
        
        re: I'm ejecting Harry out the airlock - Mr Fibuli - 6/24/2008 1:34:20 AM
        
        One thing Harry doesn't know... - TB - 6/24/2008 1:52:39 PM
        
        Oh - Socrates II - 6/24/2008 4:12:37 AM
        
        "Hijack the starship!" -- Jefferson Starship ("Blows Against the Empire") - ER - 6/21/2008 3:28:26 PM
        
        An easy solution. - Lee - 6/21/2008 4:27:01 PM
        
        "Historical baggage" for cultural evolution is a lot like "genetic baggage" for biological evolution - TB - 6/23/2008 3:31:30 AM
        
        That's kind of my point. - Lee - 6/23/2008 2:27:29 PM
        
        Excellent points about the selected elite - ER - 6/23/2008 1:22:18 PM
        
        Good post. Not news to a California dweller, of course. - TB - 6/24/2008 1:47:54 AM
        
        How about the "Shady Flea Road"? (n/t) - ER - 6/24/2008 3:20:31 AM
        
        re: How about the "Shady Flea Road"? - TB - 6/24/2008 2:04:15 PM
        
        re: An easy solution. - Mr Fibuli - 6/22/2008 3:20:03 AM
        
        Ship of Fools - ER - 6/22/2008 11:26:28 AM
        
        re: Ship of Fools - Lee - 6/22/2008 6:52:25 PM
        
        re: Ship of Fools - ER - 6/22/2008 9:57:49 PM
        
        Marcia may have a point... - TB - 6/23/2008 3:45:18 AM
        
        re: Marcia may have a point... - Marcia - 6/24/2008 11:24:36 PM
        
        re: An easy solution - I have one... - Marcia - 6/22/2008 5:47:34 AM
        
        Brain washing? - Lee - 6/22/2008 4:41:25 AM
        
        re: Brain washing? - Mr Fibuli - 6/23/2008 2:34:49 AM
        
        Depends I guess - Lee - 6/23/2008 2:31:31 PM
        
        The Young Pioneers: Starship Youth. - ER - 6/21/2008 5:24:29 PM
        
        Sure it would work. - Lee - 6/21/2008 5:52:27 PM
        
        It might work, but it should never be attempted. - ER - 6/21/2008 7:28:23 PM
        
        A clean slate isn't creepy. - Lee - 6/22/2008 12:09:39 AM
        
        We need to send hippies. - ER - 6/22/2008 3:45:17 AM
        
        Depends on who's doing the engineering. - Lee - 6/22/2008 4:48:35 AM
        
        re: Depends on who's doing the engineering. - Marcia - 6/22/2008 5:31:03 AM
        
        A question. - Lee - 6/22/2008 3:24:42 PM
        
        re: A question. - Marcia - 6/24/2008 11:19:57 PM
        
        re: A clean slate isn't creepy. - Yes, I get it. - Marcia - 6/22/2008 2:32:59 AM
        
        I will say it one more time - Socrates II - 6/23/2008 2:00:24 PM
        
        re: I will say it one more time. - :) (n/t) - Marcia - 6/24/2008 11:21:00 PM
        
        Our space faring descendants will probably evolve into different groups. - REB - 6/20/2008 2:11:03 PM
        
        re: Our space faring descendants will probably evolve into different groups. - Lee - 6/21/2008 4:10:53 PM
        
        "I wonder if there will be a group that uses genetic modification to keep from evolving because they like our current form?" - ER - 6/20/2008 3:08:57 PM
        
        You know that despite all these arguments of logic and reason and physical reality - Socrates II - 6/19/2008 8:21:47 PM

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