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There's also the Wait Calculation to consider: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstellar_travel#Wait_calculation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstellar_tr

• PorterDuff 7y ago
  Hey, I like that idea. Maybe it implies that every interstellar mission is just an in-flight rescue mission.
• 0xffff2 7y ago
  That's interesting in theory, but as far as I know our interstellar propulsion technology hasn't advanced significantly at all in the last 50+ years. You can't do theory in a vacuum forever. I'd argue that unless we launch an interstellar something, we're never going to see any technological advances in the field.
• ryacko 7y ago
  The wait calculation implies that the returns from economic growth will eventually be converted into rocket fuel. A fun equation, but economics doesn’t translate well on time scales where depreciation of capital is 100% and becomes another expense.