markoverbey

Swansont-Points well taken. Illuminati: Very interesting article you reference. Hopefully it will turn out to be true and within the time frame indicated.

I posted a message on 1/4/06 (Space Travel Realities) regarding the physical limitations (as we currently understand them) associated with long distance space travel. In the message I tactfully challenged anyone in the know (a physicist, for example) to discredit my basic premise that speed alone will not suffice to permit interstellar exploration. Sadly, no one has responded. I could infer from this that, despite insignificant technical flaws unrelated to the basic premise, my argument is reasonably valid. I say this not to prove a point in this forum, but rather, to validate to some degree my thoughts so that I be not the fool in forwarding them to those who hold the purse strings for our space program. Please take a moment to review my perspective and, should there be erroneous conclusion, share with me my failures so that I may tidy up my conclusion for more public display. Thank you in advance! Best Regards, Mark

I am not scientifically credentialed but have an interest in space exploration. I often harangue politicians and NASA to do more and better in that regard. I wrote a brief editorial about why I believe space exploration budget allocations are less than optimal and am wondering if my article contains any gross inaccuracies (that would render my argument meaningless). I would welcome any input from those knowledgeable in physics as to whether or not my argument holds any water. The article can be found at: http://www.opinion.propertyopportunities.com/propulsion.html Thanks in advance for your thoughts. Mark