3rdLeg wrote:KeithTas wrote:What a plonker you are Leggo, you make a statement that we have the techmology to travel to Alpha Centori in 40 years (give or take, OK I said 20 years (2 light years instead of 4)) When in fact this is just another of your fantasies. Leg we do not have any Ion drive spacecraft, someone "thinks it's possible" but we do not possess this techmology. We cannot, at this moment (as you stated) get to a 10th of light speed or anywhere near it. As a side issue has anyone developed the required "defensive enery shields" necessary for interstellar space trave.
You live in a fantasy world Leggo, you deny the scientific method. You cut and paste from some pseudoscience websites about sceptics (I notice you always spell it wrong) spouting how no one will listen to reason that aliens are upon us. I would give these websites a wide berth mate, looks like every week you are getting sucked deeper into their grip.
Then i beg you to differ with NASA.
The propulsion of choice for science fiction writers has become the propulsion of choice for scientists and engineers at NASA. The ion propulsion system's efficient use of fuel and electrical power enable modern spacecraft to travel farther, faster, and cheaper than any other propulsion technology currently available. Ion thrusters are currently used for stationkeeping on communication satellites and for main propulsion on deep space probes. Ion thrusters expel ions to create thrust and can provide higher spacecraft top speeds than any other rocket currently available.
I don't know about Interstellar space travel but on the ground they are deveolping it now, for the MoD.
I do not deny science, just the dogmatic types, the ones that have tunnel vision.
Aye 3rd Leg ya rrright son and dinnae listen to these fools because science fiction provides the basis and the foundation for research into insurmountable problems that then get solved and become science fact.
My impulse and warp engines will become fact,so dinnae worry aboot that.
Only the closed minds fail to learn from history,many said many things couldnae be done and they are now commonplace the noo.