Tag Archives: Space travel

Why I believe we ought to build a spacefaring civilisation

Posted on February 8, 2018 by

The successful launch of the Falcon Heavy is a milestone, and it has raised again the important question: should we humans try to create a spacefaring civilisation, even if we could?   This is a philosophical question, and answers to … Continue reading →

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Would E.Ts try to kill us off? (Nope. They’d be deterred.)

Posted on August 9, 2012 by

There has been some debate in the sciencey & science fictionish circles about whether searching for and contacting extra-terrestrial aliens is really such a great idea. No less a luminary than Stephen Hawking recently warned the humanity about the possible dangers … Continue reading →

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