Category: Space
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Why are people from the future not time traveling to our period, assuming time travel technology is available in the future?
Let’s assume it’s physically possible to travel backwards in time… Every one forgets the earth is a spaceship traveling through the heavens.. Some Astrophysics 101: The earth is orbiting the sun at a fast speed. The Sun is orbiting the Milky way galaxy at an even faster speed. The Milky Way galaxy is moving relative…
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Who would win between Grand Admiral Thrawn with 6 Imperial Star Destroyers vs Grand Moff Tarkin with the first Death Star?
This is a guilty pleasure. Yes, I have read far too many books, and a star wars fan, and spend too much time on Quora. Honestly, this is just an illustrative exercise in assessment and investigation scenarios and options. At first Glance, it would seem that anything vs the Death Star is no contest. But…
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Why Mars? Elon Musk’s Strategy
Why Mars? What is Elon Musk’s Strategy? Hey guys. I actually went over this a few times with colleagues over the summer, and started writing this right before Elon Musk started his Mars PR campaign in September. Just missed the chance to appear prophetic. As it is this is still a fun topic. So Ted,…