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To Far Stars and Galaxies - Second Edition of Bright Stars, Bright Universe (Hardcover)
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To Far Stars and Galaxies - Second Edition of Bright Stars, Bright Universe (Hardcover)
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This book is the Second Edition of the ground-breaking book on
faster-than-light travel Bright Stars, Bright Universe: Advancing
Civilization by Colonization of the Solar System and the Stars
using a Fast Quark Drive which described a new approach to
spacecraft propulsion that could enable Mankind to travel to the
stars, and beyond, to the galaxies of the known universe. In this
edition we add Appendices to the original edition (together with a
few minor changes to the First Edition) on Seeing and Navigating
through the Cosmos on superluminal starships; Complex Thrust using
Braided Accelerators; Suspended Animation to keep the biological
clocks of starship occupants in sync with earth time; Engineering
very long life starship and life support components; Robot guidance
and robot exploratory starships; and Fuel consumption on starships.
At the time of this writing the United States appears headed
towards a deficit of ten or eleven trillion dollars over the next
ten years. It appears that a likely cost for starship R&D would
be of the order of half a trillion dollars spread over perhaps
thirty years - a small amount relative to the projected US deficit
- with an enormous reward for success. On a yearly basis this
expense averages to about seventeen billion dollars per year. Since
the NASA budget is eighteen billion dollars a year, the cost of the
starship program is comparable and quite affordable. The formation
of an international consortium would further reduce the per country
costs. If the United States paid sixty per cent of the costs then
its share would be about ten billion dollars per year. It is a
venture of great significance to the future of Mankind. The cost is
relatively small; the benefits are potentially enormous! In a
series of recent books we explored the theoretical importance of
superluminal (faster-than-light) particles called tachyons in the
derivation of the form of the Standard Model of Elementary
Particles. We also showed some of the remarkable features of
superluminal particles such as reverse fission, length dilation,
and time contraction - quite the opposite of sublight phenomena. In
this book we examine the possibility of superluminal starship
propulsion for interstellar exploration and colonization. We begin
the book with a statement of the earth's present condition and the
need to expand into space or face a slow decline into a cultural
and social miasma. Then we develop a new plan for the exploration
and colonization of this solar system since it appears that current
announced plans have missed the mark and do not have an overall
long-term approach. Since this solar system lacks enough planets
that are congenial for human life we consider the possibility of
colonizing planets around other stars. Many plans have been
proposed for interstellar spaceships - starships. But they are
usually impractical for some good reason(s). In this book we will
consider superluminal (beyond light speed) starships based on
tachyon dynamics. They provide a practical means of starship
propulsion although much R&D must be done before the proposed
starships can be built. Once built they will support speeds up to
5,000 to 30,000 times the speed of light and beyond making the
universe Mankind's backyard. Travel times to other galaxies could
be as short as a few months. Superluminal starships open the door
to a vast expansion of humanity into the universe in the large! As
world population grows, and human social needs also grow, the
capacity of the world to mount a major space effort will diminish.
So a major space initiative with a well-thought out game plan is
required now, while we still have the resources.
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