The Perpetual MEGA Space Thread

[taxi1]

If we ever figure out fusion power, you’ll be able to see the lights and construction activity on the moon as we mine Helium 3 for fuel.

 

[Random8145]

Live HD feed of Americans planting an American flag on the moon is the biggest flex that we all don't know we need right now, and it will be here before we know it.

They'll just film it at Area 51 again like they did last time.

 

[Sonog]

It's also not too sci fi to conjecture that the only sustainable perpetual economic growth model would require expansion of economic activity to the rest of the solar system.

The Expanse series, while often times awful writing, did some awesome theory and world building of what that future society would look like. Just requires the buy-in of the concept of unlimited fusion energy.

 

[Random8145]

It's also not too sci fi to conjecture that the only sustainable perpetual economic growth model would require expansion of economic activity to the rest of the solar system.

The Expanse series, while often times awful writing, did some awesome theory and world building of what that future society would look like. Just requires the buy-in of the concept of unlimited fusion energy.

Would we need need fusion energy in order to industrialize the Solar System? I mean we could make major advancements in solar power and use advanced conventional nuclear power and even hydrocarbon fuels from moons/planets that have them occurring naturally (ex. Jupiter's moon Titan). We could mine the materials and then bring them back to Earth.

 

[taxi1]

Would we need need fusion energy in order to industrialize the Solar System? I mean we could make major advancements in solar power and use advanced conventional nuclear power and even hydrocarbon fuels from moons/planets that have them occurring naturally (ex. Jupiter's moon Titan). We could mine the materials and then bring them back to Earth.

I don’t think fusion is necessary. You can be as dirty as you want with nuke reactors in space, and there is about infinite solar power to harvest. But fusion sure wouldn’t hurt.

 

[Brett327]

Would we need need fusion energy in order to industrialize the Solar System? I mean we could make major advancements in solar power and use advanced conventional nuclear power and even hydrocarbon fuels from moons/planets that have them occurring naturally (ex. Jupiter's moon Titan). We could mine the materials and then bring them back to Earth.

Considering we haven't invented fusion yet on Earth, pondering whether we'll put it into space seems a bit premature.