without mass drivers, how will Mike be able to throw rocks??
-Ben
>Skyhooks and space elevators!
>
>larry
>
>>We need to get into space as fast as we can, otherwise, how else will we
>>be able to preemptively strike?
>>
>>marlon
>>
>>William H Bowen wrote:
>>
>>>Ender's Game
>>>Speaker for the Dead
>>>Starship Troopers
>>>Star Rangers
>>>
>>>All have something or another to do with Human dealings with Space
>>>Aliens...space travel...
>>>
>>>but I guess we have to start somewhere.
>>>
>>>will
>>>
>>>John Stanley wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>I havent seen a thread on this list about this topic in a while, and in
>>>>light of the upcoming Bush speech on a permanent Moon base as well as a
>>>>manned mission to Mars.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I think we should colonize space. It's a good idea for our species as a
>>>>whole. Maybe, eventually it will relieve some of the pressures we are
>>>>inflicting on the earth, although I have a sneaking suspicion that there
>>>>wouldnt really be a huge push to do this until we were as a species
>>>>strapped
>>>>for recources here on Terra Firma.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Also, hopefully another space race with lofty will push technology forward
>>>>again, maybe even help us figuire out fusion power.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I happen to think that civilizations should have at least one great
>>>>project
>>>>that they are working on. Okay, maybe that is from too many months playing
>>>>the Civ games but it seems to make sense. They spark techology
>>>>advances, and
>>>>employ vast amounts of people.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>So what do you guys think?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Plus, we may one day have ray guns!!!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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