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“Technological advance is an inherently iterative process. One does not simply take sand from the beach and produce a Dataprobe. We use crude tools to fashion better tools, and then our better tools to fashion more precise tools, and so on. Each minor refinement is a step in the process, and all of the steps must be taken.”
Elon Musk is in the White House, while Trump is going to make a Space Force.
Where should we colonize first?
Alpha Centauri A/B
Barnard's Star
Epsilon Eridani
Galilean Moons
Mars
Planet X
Procyon
Proxima Centauri
Sirius
Tau Ceti
Venus
Wolf 359
Alpha Centauri A/B: The main stars of the Trinary Alpha Centauri. Much more robust than Proxima.
Barnard's Star: Currently about 6ly away. In 10,000 years, it will be 3.5 ly away, making it the closest star to our beloved Sol. This means it will be the only star that will become easier and easier to colonize. Unfortunately, it's a Red Dwarf, so not the most useful for colonization. Great for a branch-off civilization.
Epsilon Eridani: One of the closest stars, home of either Babylon 5, Halo's Reach, and Vulcan, (TOS until mid TNG era).
Galilean Moons: The largest moons of Jupiter: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. They were the first sign that the heavens contained things that did not revolve around our beloved Terra. Also includes the best candidates for life. Their proximity to each other would mean they could support each other, rather than running all of the way to another stellar system.
Mars: Classic colony. Has a similar day length. Has other requirements for life, i.e. water. Has other metals. We'd need to dig under the ground, and crash a few asteroids for water, but is probably the easiest planet to colonize.
Planet X: Hypothetical tenth planet that pops up every now and again. We no longer have 9 planets, so now it's just X=Unknown/Variable. The current best theory is the Kuiper Cliff. Our stellar system formation models would have more objects passed 40AU, but the Kuiper Belt ends at around 40AU. A planet 70% of the mass of Terra would make mathematical sense with an elliptical orbit of 100-200AU. Alternatively, watch Wish Upon the Pleiades. Great show.
Procyon: Home of the Andorians, and likely the name sake of Kyon from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
Proxima Centauri: The closest start to our Sol, but also a tiny little bastard. A lot of Sci-Fi correctly portrays it as a great stopping off point for further galactic exploration.
Sirius: Because shiny dog star.
Tau Ceti: The closest metal-rich star, which would make it the most useful for long-term habitation.
Venus: Apparently Earth's atmosphere would float above all of the acid clouds and insane temperatures, to a roughly Florida temperatures.
Wolf 359: Because we want to stop the Borg, (or at least put up a respectable fight).
Notes: First colony. While there are plans for the Moon, that's more of a staging base for further projects.
The Reptilians have abducted female Humans for thousands of years…most of their hybrid offspring are sent away to other planets that they have colonized…some stay on Earth where they become powerful members infiltrated in society
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Two And A Half Cheers For The "March For Science"
Two And A Half Cheers For The “March For Science”
I hate to nit-pick people and movements with which I am otherwise in total agreement. For example, I hate to nit-pick the late Christopher Hitchens and Bill Maher, with whom I otherwise agree almost completely, on the matter of religion by pointing out that it is not religion per se that poisons everything, as “Hitch” argued, but monotheisticreligion, and that most Christians do not believe in…
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Dragonsdawn - Anne McCaffrey
Plot-wise would be chronologically the first Pern novel, but published later on.
Fascinating origins of the colonists on Pern, and development of the dragons (and their riders). I wish there was more of the ancient colonist era.
Like yo, I think it's the tightest shit that we have the technology to view other planets, but....I can't help but be grossed out at the thought of going to another planet and setting up colonies there. We will destroy it. It is not our place, humanity is not a force for good and other planets are not made better by our presence. They are made impure. They are ruined.
