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So maybe we’d see sustainable colonies orbiting the earth first?
by rubyfan 1y ago
So maybe we’d see sustainable colonies orbiting the earth first?
- 2cynykyl 1y agoWe should start with a sustainable colony _on_ earth as a proof of concept. :-)
- prerok 1y agoNah, not needed. Let's just go straight to Mars. Real men test in production. /s
- pjc50 1y agoOnly a madman would get onto a generation ship on a one-way non-abandonable non-rescuable trip without seeing the proof of a sustainable colony orbiting the earth first. Given the acceleration and (eco)system bring-up challenges, I suspect it would take more than one generation from "keel laying" to the ship first leaving the solar system. You'd have a generation living in a partly-constructed colony ship while building the rest of it.
- NetMageSCW 1y agoSo everyone that founded the US and especially Hawaii?
- rubyfan 1y ago>Only a madman would get onto a generation ship on a one-way non-abandonable non-rescuable trip… This sounds like it ends with a xenomorph bursting out of your chest.