>space is the final frontier
When will this meme end?
As Neil DeGrasse-Tyson said, it would take the Voyager probe, which is travelling through space at 56,000mph, 80,000 years to reach that nearest star, which is almost 4 light years away.
It's unlikely that we'll ever develop the technology to enable us to travel even that far. And then it's just as unlikely that there's a planet capable of sustaining human life even if we could get there. And even if so, the indigenous species may have something to say about our imposition on their living space.
However, our astronomers have identified some planets with life sustaining possibilities, such as Keplar. At only a mere 50 light years away it's looking like were gonna have to face reality. We can either make it possible to preserve the biodiversity of our own planet or accept that we'll splutter out at some point in the near future if we continue as we are.
Given the choices, from that perspective, it's better we stay on earth and preserve the planet that we had the unbelievable 1 in 10 trillion good fortune to be born with life. And not just life – with great abundance, beauty, and mystery.
Besides, what happens if we do manage to escape and reach another habitable planet - do we start fracking there too?
Deep sea adventure is the "next frontier"
Prove me wrong, cucks
>>69483116
>It's unlikely
well better just give the fuck up then and take that less than 1% of our national budget thats spent on space shit and just give it to the dindus
>>69483116
>do we start frecking there too?
Yes. Resources, motherfucker.
Even today we have technology that could propek us up to 10% of light speed, if not more.
We are still finding nearby planets.
Bait thread.
>>69483179
I don't believe the deep sea will ever become a viable "frontier". But I do find it somewhat hilarious that the same space obsessed drones who want to colonize mars probably wouldn't want to go live in the middle of the gobi desert, in antarctica, or in an undersea pod where the conditions are 100x less hostile than mars.
>>69483287
I do find it disgusting that people like Richard Branson cannot spend his billions on improving the lives of the poor, saving the rainforests, marine environments, etc. but would rather than spend it on a ridiculous space-plane roller coaster for the fellow super rich.
>>69483287
Yeah actually. It would benefit the majority of society more and since tax money comes from the population it's only right to spend it in a way that would benefit the largest amount of citizens rather thab focusing on pipe dreams. Space exploration was a 60s fad.
Friendly reminder that Musk's wife is leeching billions off of him in the divorce and is single-handedly ruining the future of space exploration for all of mankind. Women, everybody!
Even today we can see that Earth is too small for somany cultures to exist without wars or global degenerate culture. Opening space would allow for thousands of unique nations and cultures to exist.
Alien life would revolutionize biochemistry, medicine,engineering, biology, physics annd arts.
we have nothing to lose, everything to gain.
>>69483441
>Even today we have technology that could propek us up to 10% of light speed
Yeah just like we've had the """""""""technology"""""""""" for a concorde successor that was to debut in 1995. It's all bullshit.
>>69483676
technology that comes from space exploration helps us back on earth too. if we can figure out a way to suck water out of the dirt on mars that would change the game here.
>>69483116
>As Neil DeGrasse-Tyson said
>>69483179
Implying robotics aren't the next frontier
>>69483461
Mars is more habitable then ocean subsurface.
>>69483116
> some nigger said
> technical mumbo-jumbo
> whines about what can't be done
> fracking
Obviously a leafy weako. Gosh, you need also a Drumpf over there!
>>69483116
>when will the meme end
Never, because it literally is the final frontier you fucking sperglord retard. What the fuck do you even think a frontier is?
>>69483927
Will and money is all that is needed.Technology is here.
>>69483806
B-b-but muh prenup ;_;
>>69483116
>A nigger says something can't be done and that there's little use in putting forth effort
Sounds like a nigger
>>69483116
We have the technology to travel to nearest stars in our lifetimes. It's only hampered by non-militarized space pact which prevents thermonuclear devices in space.
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>>69484601
Is that the guy from Cologne???
>>69483116
kill yourself
>>69484160
This, if you are thinking of what's going to have the biggest impact on daily life within your lifetime, it will be robotics. Space shenanigans is glamorous, but realistically the timeline for it is closer to centuries than decades.
>>69484427
It's actual implementation at our current technological stage is ridiculous. It really won't even matter much in another century or so because there will be so much damn space garbage up there it will be impossible to even get a ship out of earths orbit without it getting hit by some soviet era satellite screw or something and killing everyone on board.
