Link:https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/spacex-lost-starship-rocket-debris-videos-rcna188078
This past Thursday, SpaceX tested the Starship which is “the most powerful rocket ever developed” and measures at “400 feet tall.” During the flight mission the ship broke up and bits of it have disintegrated over the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
Despite its failure, the system is expected to play a crucial part in NASA’s plan to return to the moon which is scheduled to happen in 2027 on the Artemis III mission. More than that however, the Starship could possibly even take astronauts to Mars.
For me, reading this article made me realize how close “science fiction” really is. I can’t help but wonder what space exploration will bring in terms of policy which is inextricably connected to economics. Will space exploration mean planetary expansion? Will it be something we get to see in our lifetime? Space colonies?
5 comments:
It was interesting to see the debris falling from the sky and it looked like a bunch of meteors falling from space. Luckily it was an unmanned flight and no one was injured with the falling debris. This accident does concern me since SpaceX plans to put humans on their flights to the moon in 2026. Let us hope they have worked out all the problems by then
I think this recent event brings up a lot of really interesting questions about planetary expansion. If we do start expanding into different planets how would that affect trade between planets or the exchange rates. Would the colonization of one planet help unite our countries or drive them apart? And how would government policies regulate migration between planets?
Curious to see how space exploration will be monetized and regulated going forward. Will they leave it up to governments, could it possibly be privatized? We clearly have not dealt with setting up completely new systems in a very long time.
I think the possibilities are endless for what we could see from SpaceX within our lifetime. Some have speculated that multiple unmanned space crafts could reach mars within two years with astronauts following a few short years after. Could this, combined with the report of water on Mars, potentially create a new civilized planet? I personally do not think that is possible in our lifetime, but we never know.
I think that space exploration could create some cool new jobs on Earth. We could need jobs that we don't have right now like people to design spacesuits for tourists, or people to figure out how to grow food in new places. We might even see space lawyers or economists. It's interesting to think about what kind of jobs could pop up because of increased space exploration.
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