Would we ever be able to leave this planet?

[wolverine_men]

I would genuinely like to know what people think about the possibilitiy of intergalactic travel ever beoming a reality.
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[Mad Dr Jeffe]

Using Heisenberg anything is possible, its just a matter of how probable it is.

[Lieutenant Kije]

I bet we could now if we needed to enough.  Maybe we couldn't travel to another galaxy, mind you, but leave the planet (as in colonise Mars or the Moon or something,) I think it's possible today.

[fuzzyoctopus]

I think it won't be possible until the population of America, if not the world, has a GOOD motivation to put money towards it.  Space program's funding is in the toilet right now, and there's no way it's going to happen unless that changes.

[Entsuropi]

The only way we are gonna get into space is if corporations fund it. Once the private sector gets into it, then taxpayer money doesnt have to be thrown at it. And then we can go to alien worlds, and nuke the buggers. They want our women! Rahh!

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

I thought we already had this discussion

[fuzzyoctopus]

We already had the discussion about why aliens want Earth women?

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

Mars *needs* women

[EUOL]

Aliens = Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans.

If those are what the men look like, think of what the female counterparts must be....  No wonder they come for our women.

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

/me shudders

[JP Dogberry]

My friend Leigh and I once decided that we were goign to get all the nerds on the planet into a massive spaceship and leave the planet. i forget exactly how we planned to do this, although I think we came up with some idea to burn non-nerds as rocket fuel, after convincing them it would be an enjoyable and honourable act.

[Eagle Prince]

Travel to another galaxy?  I don't see it happening really.  I could see them doing something like sending a satelite or robot, but even that the info it gathered wouldn't get back for a billion years or so.  The only point of sending anything is just to see up close whats out there, and as you can see it would take so long to do even that... eh :shrug:  Going to another planet in some other solar system, I can imagine we will do that eventually.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

well, the original question wasn't about leaving the galaxy. If that happens, we're talking FAR future. But the original question of leaving the planet is just a matter of when it becomes more cost efficient to do that than stuff them into slums here.

[Eagle Prince]

If we're talking about going to Mars, then I could see that happening within a hundred years.  But if you mean some planet in another solar system, well that would take longer than humanity's recorded history, like probably a million years minimum so its just something to dream about.

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

Obviously no one knows about the ameba theory. But I don't have to repeat myself. For every two cells, there is one, and with those four we can make a fuel to fly a star to us. In theory it works, outside of those letters it makes for a good cup of jenga. Then finacially all we really need is a bed, some water, and a very large toilet. So, whos with me?