[extropy-chat] Communication vs transportation

[natashavita at earthlink.net]

From: Brian Lee 

>I've thought a bit on this lately and am a little let down with the pace
of transportation.<

It's not exactly travelling next door or across the planet, but it's
something to think about.


_A Vision of Future Space Transportation_ (Apogee Books Space Series)
by Tim McElyea, David Brin
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1896522939/104-3904145-7775949
?v=glance

"The glorious space age has come and gone. So what now? What's next? To go
further, to go faster, we must take the next step. Space is still full of
mystery and challenges humankind as much as ever. Ideas on what the next
step, or steps vary greatly and there is no shortage of concepts for the
future of space transportation. Concepts include new engines, new
strategies, harnessing gravity, electromagnetism, nuclear energy and more.
This book will take you on a guided visual tour of the future of space
transportation. From Earth to Orbit to In-Space transportation, you will
sample what is being considered and get an easy-to-understand explanation
of what the spacecraft will do and how it will work. 

"Decades ago Dr. Wernher von Braun teamed with Walt Disney to animate a
mission to Mars and inspired a generation. Today multimedia, animation and
video serve a similar communications need. The CD-ROM included contains
official NASA videos, vehicle concept animation, and dynamic multimedia.
View spacecraft concepts in 3D, see mission animation and hear first hand
what the visionaries of the aerospace industry hope to accomplish."




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