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Space IS FAR Too Vast !
The=20operative=20equation=20is=20:=20Distance=20= 3d=20Speed=20x=
=20Time=20.=20Do=20the=20simple=20math=20!=20Even= 20communications= =20at=20c=20=3d=20speed=20of=20light,=20will=20tak e=20far=20too=20= long=20to=20be=20practical.=20As=20for=20travel,=2 0even=20approach= ing=20c=20(=20very=20unlikely=20in=20any=20case=20 ),=20will=20like= wise=20take=20far=20too=20long.=20At=20current=20m ax=20speeds,=20a= =20one=20way=20trip=20to=20our=20nearest=20star=20 neighbor=20would= =20take=20over=20120=20millennia=20!=20Current=20d eep=20space=20pr= obes=20are=20therefore=20a=20complete=20waste=20of =20time,=20$=20,= =20and=20effort,=20IMHO.=20Also,=20would=20we=20re ally=20want=20co= ntact=20with=20some=20advanced=20alien=20species,= 20who=20might=20= very=20well=20consider=20us=20hors=20d'oeuvrers=20 ? |
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