Tuesday, 27 August 2013

Means And Motives For Interstellar Contact

Means
radio
suspended animation
acceleration to and deceleration from relativistic speeds
star drives reaching near light speed without acceleration
faster than light, including quantum hyperdrive
instantaneous jumps, requiring time-consuming journeys between jumps
teleportation devices transported in slower than light ships
psychic teleportation between planetary surfaces
a T-machine

Motives
propaganda
racial survival
sharing the benefits of civilization
war and imperialism
trade in luxury items
trade in ideas and sciences
exploration
a new start on a new planet
interstellar travel as a way of life

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