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What does the future hold after the first privately funded space flight.

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What do you think the future holds after Rutan's SpaceShip one proved that even a small private enterprise can launch manned space missions.

I personally hope that it paves the way for space tourism, comerce and so on. I think that largely our overpopulation problem would be solved by colonizing space starting with space stations, the moon, Mars and so on...

I think you mean future?

Originally posted by Fionnuala
I think you mean future?

I do thats the problem with cutting and pasting other peoples stuff, edited

Okay...I thought prehaps you weren't talking about a furtire

Originally posted by whirlysplat
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What does the future hold after the first privately funded space flight.



Absolutely nothing. The only possible result that may come from this is a marketing ploy. The lack of interest in sapce exploration will still be the same, except for the people who can afford self planned trips to the moon. I highly doubt that it will cause any goverments to spend more money in space exploration. No money, no mars.

What about personal space cars like in the Jetsons

That will take a lot of time. It is of course possible that flights will go through space to make travel faster, and tourists will be able to see space which is great for them of course. I don't think it would do all that much. No Star Wars in the near future.

How about the Jetsons

I think that would be narly if we lived the lives of jetsons. You press a button on a machine and poof you get a steak dinner. I think that flying cars could be a reality within a few years. If scientists and engineers from around the world worked together. I dont think the world is ready for flying cars though, it is hard enough for people to drive land vehicles.

Originally posted by ragesRemorse
I think that would be narly if we lived the lives of jetsons. You press a button on a machine and poof you get a steak dinner. I think that flying cars could be a reality within a few years. If scientists and engineers from around the world worked together. I dont think the world is ready for flying cars though, it is hard enough for people to drive land vehicles.
Agreed but it would be so cool