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> that the laws of the universe prevent interstellar travel Not true: Hawking: Humans must colonize other planets http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15970232/ns/tech
by Heinleinian 14y ago
> that the laws of the universe prevent interstellar travel
Not true:
Hawking: Humans must colonize other planets
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15970232/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/hawking-humans-must-colonize-other-planets/#.UAUQzitYtvs http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15970232/ns/technology_and_scien...
'by using "matter/antimatter annihilation," velocities just below the speed of light could be reached, making it possible to reach the next star in about six years.
"It wouldn't seem so long for those on board," [Hawking] said.'