Spaceception

While I'm personally pro-AI (As it has a lot of applications for the future), I think some of the fears, while valid, can be driven too far. But that's evident with each new, novel technology we develop. AI will probably not be the super intelligent Gods like we think, but instead just genius level citizens living among us. Only dedicated AI on a supercomputer could get to that extreme point, but even then, more processing power doesn't mean higher intelligence, let alone godlike intelligence; and you will almost certainly get diminishing returns after awhile. So they'd be lugging around wasted space for a long time just... figuring stuff out. I don't think they would want that, since I presume they have sapience. And with that, all the bells, whistles, and existential crisis's prevalent in our budding species. They may want the freedom to explore and learn naturally, and just be self-contained artificial entities. Just a prediction of mine though. Skynet: Likely won't happen. Scientists are smart for a reason, they've watched Terminator, they probably have some cool acronyms describing worst-case scenario plans. Etc. Utopia: Definitely not at first. We're still wary of self-driving cars, very basic genetic engineering, etc. It will take decades at least for both the old and new generations to accept and get used to AI. [Not gonna say specifics due to forum rules] But it'll take a long time for them to be accepted into being a "major' center in certain affairs. Even then, humans will still need to be a guiding hand. We still need human solutions to our human problems. I think they will be merely used to assist us as well. Not be the babysitters of the post-scarcity human race as we race spaceships across the solar system. For one - We still need jobs, either as profitable hobbies, or the classical kind. Robots can't take over everything, even if they are better. Instead, we'll be working side by side. As for the arts, I'm confident I'll still be in a job even as I become an old man

I read somewhere that Moderators have to read every link posted to make sure it's not something like spam. So do you get a special notification (Or something similar) whenever someone posts a topic/reply with a link in it? And has there been any bad instances with links? Not language in a video. I know about those, but like scam links and whatnot. Or can you sometimes tell it's bad to click on based on the URL? I was just curious after I thought of the initial question

Yes. 1.21. Or 21% more ( 121%) to be more simple.

How much light the planet receives compared to Earth. For example; GJ 3323 b is a planet orbiting a red dwarf star around 17 light years away. it gets around 1.21x more light than Earth, or ~21% more Because of this, it has a higher equilibrium temperature than Earth (Basically Earth's temperature with the same Albedo, and no atmosphere). For Earth it's 255 Kelvin (-18.15 Celsius). For GJ 3323 b it's 264 Kelvin (-9.15 Celsius).

[EDIT] Turns out according to an article posted by @ProtoJeb21, the Equilibrium temperature of this world is 440 Kelvin, not nearly low enough to be potentially habitable. Sorry, false alarm

So it is new...https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1040406114825715713?s=19 Ninja'd by @CatastrophicFailure

https://www.spacex.com/webcast oooh

In regards to the fin, I hope they clarify it., and the design in general. And this would be around the time Elon made those talks about the BFR the past couple years, so fingers crossed.

I had the tweet copied and everything So it's just one person now? Different one, or did the other cancel? I remember the Dragon V2 Moon mission had 2 people. Also, I wonder what the timeline for this mission will be. "Shortly" after the first test flight in the early 2020s? Will we get more news on BFR development on September 17th too? So many questions!

Don't tell me what to do. http://orteil.dashnet.org/cookieclicker/

Don't have to worry about the apocalypse, if it'll take them centuries to reach me.

This looks incredible. I can't wait to see streams of them actually playing it.

8/10 When it was smaller I thought it was a Mk. 3 plane. But help the little guy already!

Yeah. Honestly though, the fact it's still in 2019 is pretty good, although I wouldn't be surprised if it slipped more. Those HD videos will be worth it.

Well, sometimes it can overlap. So I could see why it would sometimes make sense to post there instead of like KSP discussion. But even if it does belong somewhere else, you're still gonna get those off-forum topics from people not being sure, so not much point in specifying imo. I think it's fine for what it is.

If by chuckle, you mean, cringe. Then yes. Yes, I do. I was 15 when I made this account, and was the kind of person who didn't see how adding more engines didn't mean faster final speed. Among other things. You should see my old spaceship drawings from a few years ago

A trillion dollars? I suppose I'd have enough to start my own elaborate consp- see's rules Ah, space, yeah. Lot's of space. Education too.

I thought there was if you did a Hohmann transfer. That's why some people spoke against getting there faster - and instead using advanced propulsion for more cargo, because there would be no free return. Or is my memory crapping out?

So I've been thinking most of the day while wet vacuuming (Not much else to do) of what SpaceX should/could do before they set off on colonizing Mars. Before colonizing, I think they should establish a scientific base on the surface that can get back to Earth if need be. This will have the crew study the effects of humans living in lower gee for over a year, and study the procreation/development of different animals to try and get an idea if people can actually survive without too many problems. The second thing is what SpaceX should do in the event of it being too dangerous to live there (And some of you can probably already guess), but I think, using the BFR's capability, they should establish mining bases on the Moon (Maybe Mars), to set up orbital colonies instead. Get our eggs out of one basket, but getting around the problem of living on a planet with weak gravity. People could still live short term on the Moon and Mars, but only for less than a year at a time. Most of the time, they would live in space. The BFR would also be an excellent way of doing exploratory missions to the outer planets. With refueling, a smaller crew, larger cargo, and a tether system between two ships to provide gravity, it could be a good way to do up close, long-term surveys of places like Europa, Enceladus, and Titan. Instead of finding out new things about these bodies, and needing a brand-new craft for various discoveries with years in between to get them there, they could manufacture new probes and landers on-site according to their needs. By the time this is viable to get them there, space manufacturing and 3D printing in space should be good enough for that to work. Maybe they can "dock" with one the Asteroid Moons to do this, Or, that's too overkill, and I'm getting ahead of myself.

My poor laptop can't keep up with you forever you know But seriously, this is amazing!!

Yeah, I have a small list of those. Near Future Launch vehicles and SpaceY for a couple.

IT WORKS!!!! Thank you so much https://imgur.com/a/arUtErB Now I need to figure out how to get to the Moon, that inclination is.... something else. It kinda froze at the end. Like it loaded, but nothing happened for a minute, then it went to the main menu, so I was worried, but it worked!

Alright, fingers crossed then. I'll do that, and then update if it works XD I'll probably do a small rocket test to be sure if it does. Be right back.