Открыть Электронные книги
Категории
Открыть Аудиокниги
Категории
Открыть Журналы
Категории
Открыть Документы
Категории
1
DOI 10.17223/19996195/29/12
Р.П. Мильруд
In the DISTANT future, 50 or more years How are we going to colonize space when
from now, we will be threatened to destroy we can't even set foot in any atmosphere
our home planet via waste, over-crowding, other than our own? Colonizing other planets
over-consuming, and backlash from in space is unrealistic. It will require a lot
manmade catastrophes. Solutions to the more money that we spend on the space pro-
problems facing our environment now have gram. Having wasted all this money we will
been fought over for decades with no good not achieve much. The moon has only rocks
result. Besides that, we have to wait for tech- on it and no air to breathe. Mars in uninhab-
nology to catch up with the proposed solu- itable with its poisonous atmosphere. Venus
tions but the time does not wait is no better for us
We just have to discover new things. It is
I do not think there will be a need to colonize
interesting to deal with the reality that is
space in the distant future. The only reasons
continuously changing. We have no choice
the need would arise would be either to re-
but to meet the challenges that are threaten-
lieve over-population, or due to a scarcity of
ing us around. We have to try out human
resources. Populations are on the decline,
power. We have to look for a better alterna-
throughout Europe and Asia. Thus, I do not
tive. If colonizing the other parts of the uni-
think over-population will pose a great prob-
verse could be one of the solutions to work
lem. Concerning resources, we have not yet
for, then we should go for it. We will not
found a planet to which we can travel that
know anything better if we do not press for
can sustain life
change
Life in a space colony would present a huge
challenge to humans. Space settlements
would have to provide for the material needs
of hundreds or thousands of humans, on the
planet that can be hostile to human life. That
…Additional details would involve technologies, such as life
support systems, that have yet to be devel-
oped. They would also have to deal with
other issues of how humans would behave
and survive in that alien environment long-
term
Приемы и технологии обучения устной речи 117
Интересно Скучно
Легко Трудно
Хочу повторения Мне достаточно
DOI 10.17223/19996195/29/12