Saturday, 07 April 2012
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[Science] The Future of Space Flight
We have all seen the amazing video footage being streamed from outer space, such as the space walk with the earth spinning in the background...
The methods that we are using to reach space are derived from ideas that are over a century old:
This is the direction the future of space flight must go for cheap, individual space craft to be developed. i.e. planes not rockets...
1. We have planes that can fly at over 60 miles above the ground.
2. Already rockets are becoming out of date... "Earlier this month, the two of them said they will build an air-launched orbital delivery system. To do this, Paul Allen’s company Stratolaunch Systems will have to build the world’s largest aeroplane." This is the direction (minimum) that we have to go for global sustainability and probably the next generation of tech AND spaceflight...
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