William Halal in "Technology's Promise" makes several predictions regarding the future of space exploration. Halal offers opinions on manned lunar bases, the manned exploration of Mars, interstellar travel, and even alien contact.
Technology's Promise was published in 2008 and is already dated in at least one key area. Halal discusses then-President George W. Bush's plan for an American manned lunar colony as a milestone in the conquest of space. In the two years since publication, economic and political realities have come home to roost, and it now seems certain that there will be no manned lunar colony in the near future, at least not a solely American one. Other nations and alliances have been just as negatively impacted by the worldwide financial crisis, and it is doubtful that any will rise to fill American shoes in this endeavor.
This will of course delay the manned exploration of Mars. In addition, several associated projects, such as the construction of new heavy lift rockets have also been canceled. The cancellation of these adjunct programs will of course delay any attempt to have mankind walk on Mars.
This shows the unpredictability associated with any attempt to forecast the future. No one could have foreseen the depth of the economic crisis which has gripped the world since the publication of Technology's Promise.
Technology's Promise was published in 2008 and is already dated in at least one key area. Halal discusses then-President George W. Bush's plan for an American manned lunar colony as a milestone in the conquest of space. In the two years since publication, economic and political realities have come home to roost, and it now seems certain that there will be no manned lunar colony in the near future, at least not a solely American one. Other nations and alliances have been just as negatively impacted by the worldwide financial crisis, and it is doubtful that any will rise to fill American shoes in this endeavor.
This will of course delay the manned exploration of Mars. In addition, several associated projects, such as the construction of new heavy lift rockets have also been canceled. The cancellation of these adjunct programs will of course delay any attempt to have mankind walk on Mars.
This shows the unpredictability associated with any attempt to forecast the future. No one could have foreseen the depth of the economic crisis which has gripped the world since the publication of Technology's Promise.
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