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The Three Possible Classes of Interstellar Travel (forbes.com)

Posted by Soulskill on from the warp-drive,-hyperdrive,-and-boring-drive dept.

An anonymous reader writes: The stars call to us through the ages, with each and every one holding the promise of a future for humanity beyond Earth. For generations, this was a mere dream, as our technology allowed us to neither know what worlds might lie beyond our own Solar System or to reach beyond our planet. But time and development has changed both of those things significantly. Now, when we look to the stars, we know that potentially habitable worlds lurk throughout our galaxy, and our spaceflight capabilities can bring us there. But so far, it would only be a very long, lonely, one-way trip. This isn't necessarily going to be the case forever, though, as physically feasible technology could get humans to another star within a single lifetime, and potentially groundbreaking technology might make the journey almost instantaneous.

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  1. Re: Here is a working link. by Kkloe · · Score: 4, Funny

    http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/i...

  2. Re: Here is a working link. by rudy_wayne · · Score: 3, Funny

    What kind of crappy adblocker do you have?, and how bad are you at using one that works?, I have adp with pd and no problems

    I don't use an adblocker, they're for chumps.
    The entire forbes site is one blank white page. Examining the page source, it's because the whole thing runs as a javascript infection vector, and my scriptblocker won't allow that to run.

    So fuck you, and the malware that's trying to piggyback along with it.

    Welcome to Web 3.0 where Javascript has replaced Flash as the cancer that is ruining the Internet.

  3. wrong classes by supernova87a · · Score: 4, Funny
    Oops, I was hoping that the article was about 3 different seating classes for the interstellar travel, as in:
    • -- 1st class (extra legroom, all-you-can-breathe oxygen, plus massages)
    • -- Business (minimum guarantee not to be ejected to space if energy concerns)
    • -- Economy frozen (we'll wake you up when you get there, though may incur extra $50 fee)

    I dearly hope so. For those who can barely tolerate the rest in steerage, imagine decades with your fellow man!