"The factor most ignored in discussing interstellar flight……" — Bernard M. Oliver
"The factor most ignored in discussing interstellar flight is the kinetic energy that must be invested in the ship to make its tons of matter move at a substantial fraction of the speed of light."
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Bernard M. Oliver
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No one can deny the excitement of visiting another world.
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Present annual world energy consumption is about equal to the annihilation energy of 4 tons of matter.
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Above all, I would not expect a wise race, at great expense, to set loose an army of self-replicating robots.
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Antimatter is not a source of energy for us, it's a method of storing energy, compact but inefficient.
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In the past, on Earth, it has largely been to exploit foreign resources and to expand the domestic territory.
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