Going Into Space In Future

Our Earth has limited resources and we do not know how long our planet will sustain the Environmental degradation. Scientists predict that the ice caps may vanish by the end of this century if emissions continue at the current rate. We may also running out of fossil fuels after 200 years. Will our planet take the human population size after 300 years? Hence, it is better to go into space and discover the infinite possibilities.

At present, there are limitations in moving to space. The current technology requires too much money and fuel to set up a space centre. Secondly, a space centre may not solve the problem of depleting resources. The artificial environment has to be monitored carefully and it should be built in a way to prevent the extreme radiation. The main problem arises when people have to adapt to changes like low gravity, wearing protective suits and living without natural environment. We have to wait for a time when it is cheaper to go into space and when technology is able to create a space centre which is able to meet the needs of our present lifestyle.

Upon creating a space centre, we can look onto the possibilities on residing on other planets. Upon research our Moon, Mars and Titan may be the suitable places to reside on. However, there limitations to these places. The Moon lacks the essential resources needed to support our life, the temperatures in Mars tend to fluctuate and Titan is too far and too cold. Most scientists feel that Mars could be a suitable planet to reside on in future. The search for water and life in Mars still continues. Before thinking of residing, a few people have to be sent to Mars and find out how well can they adapt to the new environment. By then it would be 200 to 300 years passed. What about Titan? At present, the geological and mineralogical features of Titan is still being researched. Probably humans may reside in Titan after 500 years.

Some science fiction stories tend to map out future. Though it's fiction, that does not mean it is not likely to occur. Did anyone thought of a submarine when Jules Verne wrote the novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea? A similar spacecraft like the one in Star Trek would probably be invented in future. Although there is no clear evidence for Extraterrestrial life and intelligence, there could be some form of basic life (eg: Bacteria) in Mars or even Titan. If the future technology enables us to detect a suitable planets on other planetary systems, we would be accessing multiple worlds.

Before I exaggerate further, it is important to protect our Earth from further deterioration. Currently, I am reading more on the Theory of Everything which talks about strengths and limitations of different theories. If the theory of relativity is fully understood time travel could be possible. This will contradict many Philosophers as most of them believe in time can only pass and cannot be controlled. I believe in the theory of relativity but testing it on normal objects would be impossible as it requires extremely heavy conditions. I am also reading on some of the other ideas proposed by Stephen Hawking to understand more about the Universe.