In the near future, space travel will become commonplace. It’s going to change the world and bring about some fascinating advancements. Here are a few predictions about the future of space exploration.
- Colonization
There will be a big increase in space travel. With the cost of living in Earth getting higher and higher, the only thing stopping most from reaching outer space are their wallets. With the availability of cheap rocket fuel, and advances in technology, we'll soon see large numbers of humans leaving the earth.
2 Space Tourism
A huge part of this colonization will be done on purpose. Some people will make trips on purpose to get away from it all and see what happens. Others will just want a vacation. Space tourism will be a thriving industry.
3 Colonization
One day, humanity might decide to send colonies to other planets. A recent paper from the University of Texas estimates that it could cost $2-4 trillion to colonize the moon. But once a colony is set up, it could sustain itself and send resources back to Earth. In the case of Mars, colonizing it could even be cheaper because it would be easy to set up a colony with current technology.
4 Interstellar Travel
With faster-than-light travel, space will quickly become a very interesting place. You won't need a huge jump drive or anything like that anymore. Instead, your ship will be able to use worm holes to move around at the speed of light. Eventually, our technology will be advanced enough to be able to build something to create a worm hole in the first place.
5 Faster than Light Travel
Worm holes are cool, but they don't really let you go anywhere. Even if you could travel through a worm hole in the blink of an eye, you'd still need a pretty big jump drive. It turns out that FTL travel is possible, but it takes some really advanced technology. Eventually, we might be able to design a ship that creates wormholes at the speed of light and lets you take trips at the speed of light without having to slow down.
6 Star Wars-Style Adventures
Right now, we have technology that will allow us to build spacecraft that will be able to explore new worlds and other planets. Eventually, however, it's going to be possible to build ships that look like what we saw in Star Wars. We'll have large interiors and smaller ships. These will become more important with worm hole travel. Some people may feel a little cramped inside that ship, but for people that are used to being in a spaceship, it will be a piece of cake.
7 Colonization
By the year 2200, the amount of Earthlings moving to other planets will have reached a critical mass. Then, people will start making their own plans for space colonization. They might set up large communities on other planets. There will likely be a shortage of resources, so it will make sense for Earthlings to live together in colonies.