
Spacemen Investigated.
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It covered everything from the type of fuel we would need,the craft we would need, sexual reproduction in zero gravity etc etc etc.......................
There was talk of "generational ships", "hibernation chambers" and even "genetic modification to the human genome".
It was reckoned that all it would take is 50 breeding couples on a "generational ships" to make 200 yr journey to Alpha Centuri (assuming a habital planet was found in the vacinity).
ALL science fiction AS YET....................................but who knows.
Just MAYBE.
We have about 5 Billion yrs to perfect all of the above technologies.
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We have about 5 Billion yrs to perfect all of the above technologies.
What about an asteroid impact, like Apophis, if we knew we had say 9 years to go before Armageddon? I know right now all we can hope for is a decent nuclear strike on the object, but I'm getting flashbacks of 1970's science fiction stories about millions of humans relocating half way across the Solar System. Could it be done for real? I think not.
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Ahhhhhhhhhh but that would not be the case. All it would take mankind to reach our nearest solar system is 50 men and 50 women. Scientists have worked out thats how many breeding couples would be needed on the journey to reproduce enough generations of offspribng to get there....without any inbreeding happening.
Thats the easy part...........................
Self sustaining farming onboard is also a piece of cake..............if you are a vegetarian.
Technologies to create gravity onboard any ship exists and is being tested.
The hard part.....................is......................JUST THE REST OF IT.
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Ahhhhhhhhhh but that would not be the case. All it would take mankind to reach our nearest solar system is 50 men and 50 women. Scientists have worked out thats how many breeding couples would be needed on the journey to reproduce enough generations of offspribng to get there....without any inbreeding happening
And if there's a disease or plague?
Might just happen on a voyage taking thousands of years.
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