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Earth based rocket system are wholly inadequate to launch star bound ships. Their size and complexity make it prohibitively resource intensive. So, in orbit structures are necessary to build and launch interstellar ships. Sadly, we are hopelessly unable to even begin building such structures. Our current energy production and other requirements keep us far short of the mark. Interstellar travel will likely require protection from s...

Challenges with Interstellar Travel. Anti-radiation and gravity systems. In this episode I discuss the biggest problems with interstellar travel: 1. Our inability to block cosmic radiation, and 2. our inability to generate gravity. These two are absolute show stoppers for even nearby space missions, let alone interstellar travel. We absolutely must solve these problems if we want to even consider deep space human crewed travel. Rad...

Welcome to part 1 of Aircraft and Flight. This program is a collection of articles, primarily from wikipedia.org, about the history of aircraft and flight. On this first part, I discuss the history of flight beginning in pre-history and ancient times. Then, I move on to the first kites of China, hot air balloons and rigid airships in Europe. Then it moves to heavier than air flying machines in America, Europe, and Oceania. This fir...

Info-Pres. Collection of articles, commentary, and posts about Shivkar Bapuji Talpade. Talpade is said to have constructed an unmanned, heavier-than-air aircraft called Marutsakhā ("friend of the air") and flown it over Bombay's Chowpatty Beach in 1895. There are no contemporary reports of a successful flight, and no reliable historical records document its existence. Talpade's aircraft was said to have flown to a...

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Statue of Zeus at Olympia. Reading of the article from Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statue_of_Zeus_at_Olympia “The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m (41 ft) tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and erected in the Temple of Zeus there. Zeus is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion, wh...

The New Period. The Case Of. Claudia Patricia Gómez González. Part 3. Update! November 2024. From USA Today Report on June 24, 2024 by Rick Jervis (USA TODAY).“Dark details emerge in probe of controversial Border Patrol shooting”https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/06/21/claudia-gomez-shooting-border-patrol-texas-rangers-investigation/74071719007/ Here I report from near the actual site of the shooting of May 2...

Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Junior on January 20, 2025. To me MLK was a hero, moral leader, and a messiah figure. I believe he may be all of these literally. And he went deep into our past, and current, ills in American society. His teachings, ideas, and thought are relevant today. We are still a very greedy, violent, and racist nation here in the U.S. And can learn much from his published work. The I Have a Dream speech goes...

The current technology we have for interstellar space travel is very limited, with slow speeds and outdated rockets. Our fastest rocket, Saturn 5, could only reach speeds of about 25,000 km per hour, which means it would take 188,000 years to reach the closest star system, Alpha-Centauri. Nuclear propulsion, either through fusion or fission, is not yet feasible for interstellar flights. Fission reactors have slow escape velocities ...

The vacuum of space presents navigation and habitation challenges for interstellar missions. It takes a lot of energy to slow down, and a livable pressurized atmosphere must be maintained throughout the mission. This is costly, and beyond our current capabilities. Space has much matter in the form of dust, particles, and larger bodies. These can easily collide with any speeding spacecraft, and avoiding such fast-moving bodies is cu...

Challenges with interstellar travel – Radiation, gravity and temperature. Discussion on the challenges of interstellar travel specifically as it relates to radiation, low gravity, and temperature. Radiation is a major problem to any space crew. Exposure to ionizing radiation can cause diseases and cancer. Low gravity can cause muscle and bone density loss over time. And the extreme low temperature of space requires massive energy a...

The vastness of space between Earth and Alpha Centauri poses numerous challenges for space missions. These challenges include the long duration of interstellar travel, extreme crew isolation, and logistical problems such as the supply of fuel, power, and supplies. Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to our own, lies at a distance of 4.37 light-years of travel, which is equivalent to about 276,000 astronomical units (AU) or 2,76...

This is a layman's discussion about the challenges of interstellar travel. It is being considered as the greatest enterprise of mankind. It is mentioned that they would surpass the efforts of great empires and modern megaprojects. Two methods are proposed to be able to travel to nearby star systems. The first method consists of arriving extremely quickly, limiting the time needed to arrive and minimizing the harmful effects on the ...

Jonbenet Ramsey case - top intruder theory suspects.

Michael Helgoth was considered a suspect in the JonBenét Ramsey case for several reasons:

1. Proximity: Helgoth lived a few miles from the Ramsey family in Boulder, Colorado, making him a potential suspect due to his close geographic location.

2. Footprints: A private investigator claimed that Helgoth's boots matched footprints found in the Ramsey home, specifically in the base...

Here I explore NASA’s five hazards of space flight in more detail by reviewing a few NASA articles. Then I provide my layman's opinion on these: Radiation, gravity fields, distance from earth, isolation, and hostile environments.

Radiation. The large and severe hazard of radiation. Ionizing radiation is zipping through space unabated and endlessly from the moment we leave the earth's protective atmosphere and magnetic field. It cau...

Here I read NASA's articles on the five hazards of space flight and provide my layman's commentary along. These hazards include radiation, gravity fields, distance from earth, isolation, and hostile environments.

Radiation. The large and severe hazard of radiation. Ionizing radiation is zipping through space unabated and endlessly from the moment we leave the earth's protective atmosphere and magnetic field. It causes all kinds of ...

Here I explore NASA’s five hazards of space flight. Radiation, gravity fields, distance from earth, isolation, and hostile environments.

Radiation. The large and severe hazard of radiation. Ionizing radiation is zipping through space unabated and endlessly from the moment we leave the earth's protective atmosphere and magnetic field. It causes all kinds of harm to cells which cause deadly illnesses like cancer. Radiation shielding ...

Enjoy this precious film by Albert Nader and Rolf Forsberg on theSeven Wonders of the Ancient World. This richly detailed anddelightful film presents the seven wonders in all of their glory. Ittreats the audience with a brief history of the origins of eachwonder. It explains the likely reasons for building them, andprovides direct benefits that civilization gained from each of the works. It is an exquisite look at the past, and the...