What are some possible methods to solve the problems regarding interstellar space travel?

Question

I am aware of "warp drives", hyperspace, worm holes, inter-dimensional travel. Or do you know of any other possibilities? Which method do you think will ultimately work?

Why?

Answer 1

You want to get there *fast*. Most of the ways that might work, as we know them today, will be slow. If we could get up to 10% of the speed of light that would be pretty good.

Hyperspace, worm holes, and inter-dimensional travel are all different designations for "cool ideas that may or may not be true, we haven't a clue." It's somewhat like asking an ant what the best way is to get to the moon. The answer would be something like: build a very, very high pile of sand, and climb up. But as we know, that's not the answer.

Slow options include conventional space probes with electonics that will REALLY LAST and as yet un-used ideas like light sails and ionic drives.

I do think that interstellar probes will eventually be undertaken, but I suspect the real key here is that the first step is to make ourselves into beings capable of taking the next step. That is, we may have to genetically engineer ourselves to be smarter in future generations and hope that they solve these things with turbocharged brain power. I think this is more likely than a beam-me-up-Scotty technological breakthrough that allows us to hop in the ol' space cruiser and go shopping around Wolfe 359.

It would be nice if it were to happen, but I'd be happy if, in my lifetime, science actually finds and gets a few pictures of a planet with characteristics similar to Earth. So my answer is: the direct technology is not known, but the technology to create the conditions for solving the problem--hopefully smarter humans--is beginning to be known.

I truly don't think most people understand how big outer space is. If you got into a car and drove 24 hours a day for 100 YEARS at 100 miles per hour--you'd travel *less* than the distance of the earth to the sun. That's less-than-peanuts in the game we're talking about, and at the conventional speeds we use to explore the solar system it would take about ten thousand years to make it to the nearest star. It is a very, very daunting task.

Answer 2

Multi-generation ships travelling at slower than light. This could work but would require commitment and supreme engineering to build long-lasting ships.

Hibernation or cryo-stasis. Possible, but also has the problem of the technology needing to be robust enough to survive hundreds, if not thousands of years in operation.

Travel at relatavistic velocity. Probably the most achievable with current technology. Time dilation means that for people on the fast-moving ship, the journey time will be quite short. It would require enormous amounts of fuel, or a new energy source.

Answer 3

It became my expertise...and Austin could be waiting to the superb option me in this if i'm incorrect. That the present Nuclear equipment we use all the time, isnt good sufficient to apply in an area deliver. So we can could strengthen an entire new equipment, which they're engaged on. Our modern-day velocity attainable with the gasoline/rocket structures we've is around 8 miles in keeping with 2nd...that's fairly slow for area holiday. So area holiday is actual isnt a ability at this factor any way...no longer to indicate for civilian holiday to take a 50 or so of yall from GWS to mars. however the subsequent time i'm sitting at a UN assembly i'm going to deliver this up...i'm going to put in a good be conscious for ya.

Answer 4

Send the info necessary to another world and have this info converted into solid matter and then have whatever matter exists turned into a humanoid and then download your intellect into that device for at least a temporary time frame!

Answer 5

Ultimately nothing will enable us to escape the gravity well of the Sun. Sorry