All that science fiction with colonies across the solar system by 20XX (or even the 2100s), its more fiction than science. Any sort of colony on Mars or the Moon or the skies of Venus or whatever is gonna have to recreate a biosphere from scratch. That alone would take decades upon decades of work – and that’s only really possible after we stabilize the biosphere we already live in.
First building an equilibrium with nature would give us the kind of expertise needed to actually make space colonies anything other than a pipe dream.
There’s a lot about life today that would feel like science fiction long ago. But we wouldn’t get here without progress. Administrations like the current American one for example are an example of regression not progression.
First building an equilibrium with nature would give us the kind of expertise needed to actually make space colonies anything other than a pipe dream.
Sure, modern tech allows for a lot of things that wouldn’t otherwise be possible. But we’ve also hit a plateau when it comes to major developments in physics. Building a truly long term habitat (like, can last many multiple generations) is just flat out gonna take several lifetimes before any actual results come to bare. Maaaybe you can shave logistical stress off the margins with a space elevator, but we don’t actually know how to build on of those.
Short of some jarring, borderline miraculous breakthrough, we’re not gonna see it in our lifetime. Hell, safe bet is our grandchildren won’t either.
Sure, in like four or five centuries maybe.
All that science fiction with colonies across the solar system by 20XX (or even the 2100s), its more fiction than science. Any sort of colony on Mars or the Moon or the skies of Venus or whatever is gonna have to recreate a biosphere from scratch. That alone would take decades upon decades of work – and that’s only really possible after we stabilize the biosphere we already live in.
First building an equilibrium with nature would give us the kind of expertise needed to actually make space colonies anything other than a pipe dream.
There’s a lot about life today that would feel like science fiction long ago. But we wouldn’t get here without progress. Administrations like the current American one for example are an example of regression not progression.
Yeah, we’re definitely backtracking on that one.
Sure, modern tech allows for a lot of things that wouldn’t otherwise be possible. But we’ve also hit a plateau when it comes to major developments in physics. Building a truly long term habitat (like, can last many multiple generations) is just flat out gonna take several lifetimes before any actual results come to bare. Maaaybe you can shave logistical stress off the margins with a space elevator, but we don’t actually know how to build on of those.
Short of some jarring, borderline miraculous breakthrough, we’re not gonna see it in our lifetime. Hell, safe bet is our grandchildren won’t either.