Links tagged with “spacetravel”
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“Peter Thiel pulled an iPhone out of his jeans pocket and held it up. “I don’t consider this to be a…”
For the thought exercise of comparing the “breakthroughness” and impact of the Apollo programme and the iPhone, and Paul’s (for him) almost contrary (but not wrong) position.
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Kardashev scale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
“The scale has three designated categories called Type I, II, and III. These are based on the amount of usable energy a civilization has at its disposal, and the degree of space colonization.” (via The Speculist)
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Engage the x drive: Ten ways to traverse deep space - space - 21 December 2009 - New Scientist
Different ways of powering travel to deep space, and how plausible they are. (via The Speculist)