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Development of technology in the next few decades that might enable traveling between stars
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The Search for Life in the Universe
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- 1 first questions Is there other life in the universe? Can we travel between stars? Is there intelligent life elsewhere?
- 2 All of life on earth is either a single cell organism or a more complicated organism
- 3 Set of initiatives announced at the Royal Society in London to revitalize search for extraterrestrial intelligence
- 4 A study began in the early 60s showed that radio waves can travel at great distances through the galaxy
- 5 Traveling between the stars and an analysis of various ideas where this can happen
- 6 Development of technology in the next few decades that might enable traveling between stars
- 7 Is there any place to go in the nearby star systems?
- 8 Is it really possible to arrive at these other stars in terms of distance and speed?
- 9 Rocket equation and rocket fuel is a possible solution
- 10 Can nuclear fission or fusion be the answer?
- 11 Difficulties in using anti-matter with normal matter
- 12 Using positrons which are positively charged electrons to induce fusion.
- 13 Validity of paper done by physicists at Johnson Space Center about using quantum background field to get propulsion
- 14 Light sailing is where you bounce light off of a material to get propulsion
- 15 Using a powerful laser and smaller spacecraft
- 16 Ganging many lasers together to make small capable systems
- 17 Starship concept
- 18 What kinds of projects the students did in the junior challenge which included relativity and life sciences?
- 19 Space elevators gets large payloads off the earth
- 20 How would the shade propelled by laser get the photographs back to earth?
- 21 The discovery of methane on Mars
