I think the Space Race arrived too early, much of humanity wasn't ready (mentally, emotionally, geopolitically or economically) to think seriously about our species branching out into space.
It's probably still too early, our leaders and the nations of the world are far more concerned with terrestrial issues (especially with economies and armed conflict)
maybe by the mid to late 21st century, our species will truly have space colonies and begin, in earnest, our voyage to the stars.
Nice video but space colonization revealed itself as an utopia because the environment out there is too hostile and too expensive to reach from Earth.
@JulianGardna yes the environment is hostile but we can easily do away with an hostile environment in space with our current technology. Too expensive you say? Did you know that the current war in iraq spent TWICE as much as NASA received IN TOTAL since it formed 53 years ago? Don't tell me that its too expensive to go to space because that's just false.
@sniped101 first of all current technology doesn't allow humans to live outside low earth orbit because without the Earth's magnetic field, there's not known pratical way to shield astronauts for a long time.
Secondarily we have the technology to populate Antarctica but only scientific bases exist there.
Last but not least, wars are sadly profitable economically and politically: space colonization isn't.
@KikoBarahona idk.. every now and then i look up at the sky and just amazed.. no doubt in my mind that we could have had a cure for cancer,had a space station in space and anything else we wanted to do. Hell, even the god in the bible said "nothing can stop them (us) if they are working together, not even me" so he comes down here and confuses our language. If only we could just follow the simple golden rule... ah well, hopefully my children will have it better.
we could spend money on space exploration but we spend it on advancing technology within the realm of earth. if we divide resources we can still expand technology as well as colonize space. both at a relatively steady pace
it amazes me that we are pissing money on wars and nuclear weapons rather than ensuring the ultimate survival of our species, the stupidity of our species continue to bemuse me
@misterobvious well, YOU ARE an idiot or a very well acting impostor. You like breathing? Then you'd bloody better appreciate plants and what's good for them or you can bloody well start thinking on an alternative way of feeding the atmosphere with oxygene. The more carbon dioxide, the more plants, the more oxygene. Are you f... retarded not to understand this?
Sad. I remember being in grade school during the Apollo/Skylab days, when my friends and I were inspired to study science and math because we wanted to be part of this future. What inspires kids now? "Learn science and math, kids, and someday you'll have the opportunity to make some CEO even richer than he is now."
Check out "The High Frontier" by Gerard O'Neill and "Colonies in Space" by T.A. Heppenheimer for more on these types of colonies.
He's wearing sunglasses because he was high... Could we have built this in less than 30 years? Sure, if everyone shared the vision and poured our resources into it unselfishly - but unfortunately that's not how we roll here on the planet that I'm from... definitely the highest address at 4:09...
The plural of "country" is spelled "countries". You should learn to spell and use correct grammar before you attempt to make a point about anything. And yes, we should explore space regardless of what's happening on Earth. We may even find solutions to our domestic problems by doing so.
So just because my English grammar is flawed, I am not allowed to make objective comments?
2'nd: I am a hundred percent for space exploration, my point was that NASA's technological researchers say they can provide self sustaining agriculture systems that can feed up to 10 000 ppl (2.45)..but we still haven't found a diplomatic way to provide self sustaining food supplies in poor COUNTRIES like Ethiopia.
Stop looking for grammar flaws and try to read between the lines..retard
There, that's better. Why didn't you just state your point the first time instead of typing some barely inteligible fractured sentence? I agree with your point now that it's clear. Maybe you don't care for spelling but it seriously undermines your credibility if you ignore it. Heh, "retard". Oh the irony.
What pisses me off the most is that people look at this and think "heh heh heh, stupid 70's people!", when in actual fact WE are the dumbasses for not building this motherfucker. Space stations are badass, and so was the space shuttle. Fuck you if you think any differently!
Sure it was. I'd like to hear your informed opinion as to why it was horrendous - and I'd like to see just 5 of your 'millions' of superior vehicles. I bet I'd get a chuckle out of it.
@Zebonka The Saturn V and the N1 superior to the space shuttle in production costs, fuel costs, and carrying capacity. China's new Long March rocket, although it carrying capacity is only 1/3 of the Space shuttle's its projected launch costs are much less. The planned Ares I rocket carried the same amount as the Space shuttle also, but due to its design it was cheaper. The only argument the space shuttle has going for it is the fact that its "reusable" but in the end its much more expensive.
If you want to talk about expense, that's something else - but if the worst that you can say about it is that it's more expensive, then it's no bad thing. Given the obscene defense budgets of our spacefaring nations, I don't think anyone can say with a clear conscience 'we shouldn't piss money away on space missions'.
@Zebonka I also have to agree that defense budgets are ridiculous. If we're talking about the USA, I'm completely for the withdrawal of all US forces oversees (this includes the "private army" we keep in germany, and south korea). I would much rather see us revert to a super capitalist, non-interventionist state. At the same time, at the rate things are going I think the only foreseeable future in space colonization will be private space exploration, in other words corporations.
@armeg35 i cant say i agree with your rather "ron paul" methods in dealing with progress. many of humanities acheivements were done through massive government efforts in order to subtisize and incentisize things that private corporation are unwilling to risk the resources to do. there has to be a raise in technocracy in government in order to force them to realise that overpopulation is a serious problem and space habitates are a solution
@powereater The reason corporations are unwilling to risk resources on space is because there used to be no incentive in space. Now with the discovery of Helium-3 on the moon, and water corporations may become interested in the mining of it. Additionally there are several private conglomerates designing space elevators (they are currently held up by our lack of ability to form carbon nanotubes in long chains) to reduce the costs of getting into space ten fold.
@armeg35the idea tha private corporations can somehow just 'take over' is somewhat misplaced. i understand the role of corporations in the DEVELOPEMENT of certain industries but major INITIATIVES have mostly been taken by goverment and nations. inventions such as gunpower, the Internet and even nylon stockings were all government efforts that has been greatly expanded upon.
i agree that corporations will want to get into space industries, but nations and goverments must kick the door open.
@powereater What about the industrial revolution, modern medicine, and the creation of the automobile? Look both sides have kicked open doors, and if we had a massive surplus of money in the government I would love to see that being used on science, but in our current state we don't have extra money thus we can't do these things.
@armeg35 I understand and i see your point quite clearly and agree with the vast majority of them. i also agree that the capital spent fighting for our current resources would be better used to expand beyond our planet and look for new ones. but if i continue further i risk expanding a discussion on a science video into a political debate. thank you for this great discussion
@Zebonka if i knew this second that we were building a space station.. i would switch my degree and become an engineer overnight.. until then, mmeeeeddd schoool... fuck.
@shiridenovo Other things in the universe exist besides the moon, the asteroid belt is a good example. There are millions of tons of precious metals to be found there. If investors had any idea of how filthy stinking rich they could get from mining asteroids, people would be begging NASA for money instead of the other way around.
Just think, if we had sane priorities and didn't put military adventurism above everything else, everything this video talked about would have been possible.
Built by the year 2000? Once again, we see the differance between being able to develop a concept within our technological means, and actually FINANCING it. LOL! If it's not politically profitable, nobody puts up the cash.
What happened(to stop space expansion) was that anti-science people realized that if they settle space, then people can escape the mind control of anti-science religion. People realize that if funded, others go and not them; that's why this type of stuff doesn't get built! Untill nanotech is developed enough, we won't be building space colonies or starships of any kind.
0:37 It is the year 0079 of the Universal Century. A half-century has passed since Earth began moving its burgeoning population into gigantic orbiting space colonies. A new home for mankind, where people are born and raised. And die.
@LordKaisen It's not about being smarter, it's about being able to be honest. Nasa isn't able to own to basic truths because it's more socialist ironically than the soviet union. They had the shuttle draining on their budget for 30-40 years, and it ended up being far more expensive than anything the russians ever built, even though they had about 10times the budget/knowledge to do it.
@LithuanianLabas yes, think, my freind.You and me are alike I think the same thing, I am only 14 years old,you will see this in your old age however, by that time we will move on to other solar systems. Think how far we progressed from 1950 to 2011. From giant computers to handhelds that are just as fast and faster!!! If the Alpha Centauri solar system contains an inhabitable world , the World would get their so fast that you would be amazed. So yes my freind you will see this.
@LithuanianLabas You will see the return to the moon, which will be between 2015 to 2020. And later the human landings on Mars. I don't know exactly what year that will happen. But just to say, this fall NASA will launch 'Curiosity' one of the most ambitious projects NASA has ever done. it costed NASA more than 2.3 billion dollars to built. It will be one of the most scientifically advanced rovers ever. And it will launch this fall. Surely you will see that.
! 1980: WTF happened? 1990: progress in satellites, 2000: knowledge of the universe is much greater, 2010: detailing our knowledge of our solar system, i.e. conditions on the planet etc. 2020: Back to the moon??? 2030: Bases on the moon?? 2040: Mars??? 2050: 10% of speed of light??? 2100: Alpha centauri probes??? come on!! I want to go to space before i get really old. -.-
A great idea forgotten. we need this now with all the craziness here on the planet and over population . Lets get started! we' re already 11 years behind ! : (
@Archangel72467 I have this book--the paperback that I bought in the 70s. I once saw the hardback with the color--wish I had that. Beautiful dream, but other things became more important I guess--tax cuts, wars, military spending. And also I think we lost our collective imaginations, as well as our ability to share a vision for a project that would not benefit us directly in our lifetimes.
@DandAinTac I just finished this book i picked it up used. Man was it inspiring we gotta do something to reinvigorate this project it really is the mankinds only salvation.
Wait, they never said what all those people were supposed to be doing up there. Does it take 10,000 people on-site to operate the future-hubble or what?
we could have done this, instead we have put our focus on this puny planet of ours and pretended it is everything known to man. WE SHOULD STILL TRY THIS!!!
Manned Space flight has been the exclusive domain of Government for last 49 years and this has caused stagnation. Fortunately that is about to change as privately owned companies like SpaceX will probably orbiting crews in the next few years.
Because private industry didn't do anything to get into space. It still hasn't done anything to prove that it's definitely going to get into space. Government is proven, private is not, and the government should not stifle its efforts; private should up theirs.
Government should exist along with private industry in space exploration, but its the latter's fault for not getting into it.
You call that 70's style? I didn't hear any Deep Purple "Space Trucking", dammit.
Great, just great... these idiots were planning on going 1/4 of a million miles into outer space and were going to live on a giant freak'n Las Vegas Roulette Wheel
You talk about taking a gamble! It's a good thing Star Trek was discontinued. Otherwise, they might have actually started heading out there if their inspiration wouldn't have been foiled
It doesn't require a genius to figure it out... there are some kinda, half-ass necessary things. If there isn't any air, water & food... then we're not meant to live there. Death Valley is more hospitable during a midsummer heatwave... and it's name is "Death"!
Oh thank you... I will continue with the "productive thinking". Lets see, once again, I will not manufacture a "straw man". Its simply too easy to win when you argue against yourself. Not to mention that simply the mere thought of it makes me feel like a self beguiled fool
I didn't say; "we don't have wings and s**t, we're not meant to fly!"
I said; "If there isn't any air, water & food... then we're not meant to live there". "Flying" is irrelevant
Flying isn't irrelevant in the context of your "we're not meant to..." argument. This is not a straw man. Are we "meant" to fly? No. Are we "meant" to swim, or dive under water? No. Of course, living in an extraterestrial environment is 1000 more difficult with today's technology. But that still doesn't imply that we shouldn't do it someday if and when we're ready, based on the argument that we're not meant to do that.
Also the Challenger disaster, which pretty much killed our spirit for a while there. :( I was a little kid then. I mean, imagine- Battlestar Galactica (the original series), Star Wars and Start Trek reruns were my thing. NASA and the dreams of space were my hope, and then Challenger blew up. I cried for days. :(
actually the 60's was the real deal....the 70's were a tail ....60's had sears roebuck...great service...they could have gotten to Mars...the 70's were rust, the 80's neon...the 90's flanel...2000's candles...the 60's were TNT...with a little bit of purple kung fu...mixed in...
they haven't started this yet due to their being little financial gain, but space flight is increasing in efficiency and lowering its costs all the time, will be well within our life times
Well, in their defense they had a lot more money to throw around back then. A lot of scientific progress is greatly impeded simply as a matter of funding.
Its a shame we stopped dreaming such grand dreams, we have stopped trying to do the impossible and have settled for just the possible.
Public lost interest and the US government cut funding for maned space exploration once they were established as the leaders in the space race. Even with the current ongoing work on returning to the Moon, it's not going to happen for at least 10 years (and that's the most optimistic estimate). Furthermore the so called lunar base is going to be more like a lunar trailer park. Still I guess it's a step in the right direction.
Vietnam distracted attention and funding, and caused economic problems that led to space ventures being cut back.
The Space Shuttle (originally supposed to work along with the Saturn V as the LEO to the V's extra-orbital and heavy lift) kept us stuck at LEO, and because it was so limited, killed any grand visions and NASA got really, really boring.
@ffpilot23 Good question, and I believe multiple answers. Can you imagine how people would freak out over the taxes? People go apeshit if a lot of money is spent on rescuing their own economy and building roads and bridges and healthcare. As a people, our highest priority is spending our wealth on the military and war. We just don't have the long-term vision, or even the concept of a common good to help motivate us we may have once had. We are the generation of we CAN'T, we MUSTN'T even try!.
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration hymn or theme song at 0:03 sounds similar to the Sonic Advance 2 Music-Hot Crater Act 1.
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I think the Space Race arrived too early, much of humanity wasn't ready (mentally, emotionally, geopolitically or economically) to think seriously about our species branching out into space.
It's probably still too early, our leaders and the nations of the world are far more concerned with terrestrial issues (especially with economies and armed conflict)
maybe by the mid to late 21st century, our species will truly have space colonies and begin, in earnest, our voyage to the stars.
FreedomLiberty21 1 month ago
Nice video but space colonization revealed itself as an utopia because the environment out there is too hostile and too expensive to reach from Earth.
JulianGardna 2 months ago
@JulianGardna yes the environment is hostile but we can easily do away with an hostile environment in space with our current technology. Too expensive you say? Did you know that the current war in iraq spent TWICE as much as NASA received IN TOTAL since it formed 53 years ago? Don't tell me that its too expensive to go to space because that's just false.
sniped101 2 months ago 2
@sniped101 first of all current technology doesn't allow humans to live outside low earth orbit because without the Earth's magnetic field, there's not known pratical way to shield astronauts for a long time.
Secondarily we have the technology to populate Antarctica but only scientific bases exist there.
Last but not least, wars are sadly profitable economically and politically: space colonization isn't.
JulianGardna 1 month ago
I blame the government(s)
kittylactose 2 months ago
70's people looked up to the stars.
Today's people look down to their ipods.
I miss the future, we've been robbed :-(
KikoBarahona 3 months ago 19
@KikoBarahona idk.. every now and then i look up at the sky and just amazed.. no doubt in my mind that we could have had a cure for cancer,had a space station in space and anything else we wanted to do. Hell, even the god in the bible said "nothing can stop them (us) if they are working together, not even me" so he comes down here and confuses our language. If only we could just follow the simple golden rule... ah well, hopefully my children will have it better.
sniped101 2 months ago
@KikoBarahona don't be a cynic. go watch spacerip's youtube channel and research Burt Rutan. There are more people doing this today than back then.
natdavi 1 month ago
@KikoBarahona well said indeed
sparky577 2 weeks ago
Guess fighting wars over borders, fossil fuel and religion was the better, more progressive idea...
LoveGunSex 4 months ago
There's probably some of these out there and we just haven't been told about them
TheDaikashido 4 months ago
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Kitinetnies 4 months ago
I wouldn't taking out the money from the military and social programs and putting it on this wonderful en-devour.
SierraM363 4 months ago
we could spend money on space exploration but we spend it on advancing technology within the realm of earth. if we divide resources we can still expand technology as well as colonize space. both at a relatively steady pace
ultimatepedrodude330 5 months ago
really sad that this is the best space colonization youtube
oker59 5 months ago
it amazes me that we are pissing money on wars and nuclear weapons rather than ensuring the ultimate survival of our species, the stupidity of our species continue to bemuse me
powereater 5 months ago
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S2Cents 5 months ago
At 1:52 is "The Matter Sling." The future ain't what it used to be !
pogsquatch 5 months ago
Besides asking" WHY?"..... it's almost certain this thing would be hit by space debris at some point.
misterobvious 5 months ago
"...and we increased carbon dioxide levels a little bit so the plants can grow a little faster..."
so for our today's fearmongering about how deadly and evil human-generated carbon dioxide is, doh
nervosaur 5 months ago
@nervosaur
Wow, you're an idiot. Carbon Dioxide is good for PLANTS, not humans. The "increased levels" were in the growing areas.
misterobvious 5 months ago
@misterobvious well, YOU ARE an idiot or a very well acting impostor. You like breathing? Then you'd bloody better appreciate plants and what's good for them or you can bloody well start thinking on an alternative way of feeding the atmosphere with oxygene. The more carbon dioxide, the more plants, the more oxygene. Are you f... retarded not to understand this?
nervosaur 3 months ago
@nervosaur
Speaking of bloody retarded...
Arguing with you is like trying to bloody teach a bloody pig to dance...
You only waste your bloody time and annoy the bloody pig...
learn how to bloody spell the word "oxygen" and MAYBE someone will take you bloody seriously, Einstein.
Maybe you should bloody well know what the fuck you're talking about, or what you're actually responding to, before you open your bloody piehole.
misterobvious 3 months ago
@misterobvious Is there so much blood for a reason?
3255905 3 months ago
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We could have built 10 of these things if it weren't for all the money the world has pissed away on WELFARE STATE since this movie was created
nervosaur 5 months ago
Once upon a time, Americans thought their government could do things that were worthwhile.
xopn1 6 months ago 2
Seriously, fuck the market.
idiotfiles 6 months ago
Well, that didn't work out quite as planned.
MamoDad 6 months ago
Sad. I remember being in grade school during the Apollo/Skylab days, when my friends and I were inspired to study science and math because we wanted to be part of this future. What inspires kids now? "Learn science and math, kids, and someday you'll have the opportunity to make some CEO even richer than he is now."
Check out "The High Frontier" by Gerard O'Neill and "Colonies in Space" by T.A. Heppenheimer for more on these types of colonies.
ToEuropa 6 months ago
fuck it man lets do it
multiplemes101 6 months ago 2
@multiplemes101
right, lets do it. I have a hammer.
wing2912 6 months ago
@wing2912 And i have my rivet gun! and my welding equipment!
helljumpr5150 5 months ago
Needs more JOHN MADDEN
ijustreview 6 months ago
0:36 mass effect's citadel
lastadolkgGM 6 months ago 9
He's wearing sunglasses because he was high... Could we have built this in less than 30 years? Sure, if everyone shared the vision and poured our resources into it unselfishly - but unfortunately that's not how we roll here on the planet that I'm from... definitely the highest address at 4:09...
kkavanagh 6 months ago
Intro music reminds me of Dharma Initiative music!
undelete84 6 months ago
What does he say at 3:46? Laboriation points?
djchristian82 6 months ago
@djchristian82 LaGrangian Points L4 and L5
twilek123 6 months ago
It looks like an old Dharma video.
"This is station 11, The Colony."
PLDGOR 6 months ago
So they build these things on the Moon, but not in hunger-country's around Africa?
Beats me...
fullbartender 6 months ago
@fullbartender
The plural of "country" is spelled "countries". You should learn to spell and use correct grammar before you attempt to make a point about anything. And yes, we should explore space regardless of what's happening on Earth. We may even find solutions to our domestic problems by doing so.
Spacecraft73 6 months ago
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fullbartender 6 months ago
So just because my English grammar is flawed, I am not allowed to make objective comments?
2'nd: I am a hundred percent for space exploration, my point was that NASA's technological researchers say they can provide self sustaining agriculture systems that can feed up to 10 000 ppl (2.45)..but we still haven't found a diplomatic way to provide self sustaining food supplies in poor COUNTRIES like Ethiopia.
Stop looking for grammar flaws and try to read between the lines..retard
fullbartender 6 months ago
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Spacecraft73 6 months ago
@fullbartender
There, that's better. Why didn't you just state your point the first time instead of typing some barely inteligible fractured sentence? I agree with your point now that it's clear. Maybe you don't care for spelling but it seriously undermines your credibility if you ignore it. Heh, "retard". Oh the irony.
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Spacecraft73 6 months ago
Well beaming energy down to earth part they got right!
TajikRecords 6 months ago
i question the validity of this particular video's authenticity.
PowerfulDragon 6 months ago
What pisses me off the most is that people look at this and think "heh heh heh, stupid 70's people!", when in actual fact WE are the dumbasses for not building this motherfucker. Space stations are badass, and so was the space shuttle. Fuck you if you think any differently!
Zebonka 6 months ago 83
@Zebonka The space shuttle was horrendous. There were millions of space vehicles a lot better than it.
armeg35 4 months ago
Sure it was. I'd like to hear your informed opinion as to why it was horrendous - and I'd like to see just 5 of your 'millions' of superior vehicles. I bet I'd get a chuckle out of it.
Zebonka 4 months ago
@Zebonka The Saturn V and the N1 superior to the space shuttle in production costs, fuel costs, and carrying capacity. China's new Long March rocket, although it carrying capacity is only 1/3 of the Space shuttle's its projected launch costs are much less. The planned Ares I rocket carried the same amount as the Space shuttle also, but due to its design it was cheaper. The only argument the space shuttle has going for it is the fact that its "reusable" but in the end its much more expensive.
armeg35 4 months ago
If you want to talk about expense, that's something else - but if the worst that you can say about it is that it's more expensive, then it's no bad thing. Given the obscene defense budgets of our spacefaring nations, I don't think anyone can say with a clear conscience 'we shouldn't piss money away on space missions'.
Zebonka 4 months ago
@Zebonka I also have to agree that defense budgets are ridiculous. If we're talking about the USA, I'm completely for the withdrawal of all US forces oversees (this includes the "private army" we keep in germany, and south korea). I would much rather see us revert to a super capitalist, non-interventionist state. At the same time, at the rate things are going I think the only foreseeable future in space colonization will be private space exploration, in other words corporations.
armeg35 4 months ago
@armeg35 i cant say i agree with your rather "ron paul" methods in dealing with progress. many of humanities acheivements were done through massive government efforts in order to subtisize and incentisize things that private corporation are unwilling to risk the resources to do. there has to be a raise in technocracy in government in order to force them to realise that overpopulation is a serious problem and space habitates are a solution
powereater 3 months ago
@powereater The reason corporations are unwilling to risk resources on space is because there used to be no incentive in space. Now with the discovery of Helium-3 on the moon, and water corporations may become interested in the mining of it. Additionally there are several private conglomerates designing space elevators (they are currently held up by our lack of ability to form carbon nanotubes in long chains) to reduce the costs of getting into space ten fold.
armeg35 3 months ago
@armeg35the idea tha private corporations can somehow just 'take over' is somewhat misplaced. i understand the role of corporations in the DEVELOPEMENT of certain industries but major INITIATIVES have mostly been taken by goverment and nations. inventions such as gunpower, the Internet and even nylon stockings were all government efforts that has been greatly expanded upon.
i agree that corporations will want to get into space industries, but nations and goverments must kick the door open.
powereater 3 months ago
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armeg35 3 months ago
@powereater What about the industrial revolution, modern medicine, and the creation of the automobile? Look both sides have kicked open doors, and if we had a massive surplus of money in the government I would love to see that being used on science, but in our current state we don't have extra money thus we can't do these things.
armeg35 3 months ago
@armeg35 I understand and i see your point quite clearly and agree with the vast majority of them. i also agree that the capital spent fighting for our current resources would be better used to expand beyond our planet and look for new ones. but if i continue further i risk expanding a discussion on a science video into a political debate. thank you for this great discussion
powereater 3 months ago
@powereater You too man, it was nice having an actual discussion about this topic with out it devolving into a name calling slam fest.
armeg35 3 months ago
@Zebonka if i knew this second that we were building a space station.. i would switch my degree and become an engineer overnight.. until then, mmeeeeddd schoool... fuck.
sniped101 2 months ago
@Zebonka they are kind of stupid to expect the idiots in charge right now to do this stuff. DUMB ECONOMY!!!!
pureawesomeness2012 2 weeks ago
@Zebonka right on! agree 100 percent with you
sparky577 2 weeks ago
The public got bored with the moon shots and Nixon needed the cash for the Vietnam war, so he shutdown the apollo programme.
TankUni 6 months ago
There's nothing worthwhile on the moon so there's no point.
shiridenovo 6 months ago
@shiridenovo Other things in the universe exist besides the moon, the asteroid belt is a good example. There are millions of tons of precious metals to be found there. If investors had any idea of how filthy stinking rich they could get from mining asteroids, people would be begging NASA for money instead of the other way around.
illustriouschin 6 months ago
In a parallel universe this most likely would exist.
KrazyK1289 6 months ago
Since when is there aluminum on the lunar surface?
lceus 6 months ago
Just think, if we had sane priorities and didn't put military adventurism above everything else, everything this video talked about would have been possible.
Serai3 6 months ago 5
Cuando el hombre creía que podía construir él sólo una nueva Tierra, fuera de la Tierra. No en el futuro cercano, al parecer.
sion7111 6 months ago
oh well no more space shuttle program... we are broke and throwing big rocks on earth is more important than exploring the stars apparently
FutureLaugh 6 months ago
Built by the year 2000? Once again, we see the differance between being able to develop a concept within our technological means, and actually FINANCING it. LOL! If it's not politically profitable, nobody puts up the cash.
machtlos 6 months ago 3
I was LIEEEEEED TO
leonel1982 6 months ago
sadly, never to be
haddock1941 6 months ago
We could have built 10 of these things if it weren't for all the money the world has pissed away on wars since this movie was created.
youtubasoarus 6 months ago 126
@youtubasoarus Hail Satan
WeEatBrainz 6 months ago
@youtubasoarus, we could have terraformed mars with the money we piss away on wars. We could even have colonized other systems.
WhittyfunStudios 3 months ago
NASA couldn't afford to reproduce these airfix models.
sparced 6 months ago
l4 and l5. Awesome news.
Kriswixx 6 months ago
our culture is to materialistic! They rather spend money and give it to some pop singer or football star! That is very sad!
entertement 6 months ago 3
Hmm if it ever existed I would sign up for it
qwatsdat 6 months ago
We're going to take the next 200 years living up to the expectations of the 70's.
AndrewTubbiolo 6 months ago
What happened(to stop space expansion) was that anti-science people realized that if they settle space, then people can escape the mind control of anti-science religion. People realize that if funded, others go and not them; that's why this type of stuff doesn't get built! Untill nanotech is developed enough, we won't be building space colonies or starships of any kind.
oker59 7 months ago
0:37 It is the year 0079 of the Universal Century. A half-century has passed since Earth began moving its burgeoning population into gigantic orbiting space colonies. A new home for mankind, where people are born and raised. And die.
NexAngelus405 7 months ago
The Shuttle really set us back because it didn't cut cost like we thought it would and we were left to maintain it for so long.
CuppaAvenger 7 months ago
If the space shuttle didn't cost a billion dollars a launch, or need months of check up time...
This could be a reality
SuperbStupidity 9 months ago
I think it will take an emerging power like China or India to have the balls to colonise space. We are too fat and comfortable too take the risk now.
1simo93521 9 months ago
a cold war ended
b 90s energy crisis
c terrorism
d 2000s economic and banking crisis
e No need to have it when you first have to solve some food and energy issues locally...
pacal007 9 months ago
The space shuttle set us back more than 30 years.
If riding the bus costs 10 times more than buying your own car, no one would ever rid it.
Common sense yet nasa still ain't able to own up to that one.
MikDonsen 9 months ago
@MikDonsen wow u must be smarter than all of NASA's intel.
LordKaisen 8 months ago
@LordKaisen It's not about being smarter, it's about being able to be honest. Nasa isn't able to own to basic truths because it's more socialist ironically than the soviet union. They had the shuttle draining on their budget for 30-40 years, and it ended up being far more expensive than anything the russians ever built, even though they had about 10times the budget/knowledge to do it.
MikDonsen 8 months ago
I am only 16 years old.
...Do you guys think I will see anything like this in my lifetime?
LithuanianLabas 9 months ago
@LithuanianLabas yes, think, my freind.You and me are alike I think the same thing, I am only 14 years old,you will see this in your old age however, by that time we will move on to other solar systems. Think how far we progressed from 1950 to 2011. From giant computers to handhelds that are just as fast and faster!!! If the Alpha Centauri solar system contains an inhabitable world , the World would get their so fast that you would be amazed. So yes my freind you will see this.
SuperColonel77 9 months ago
@LithuanianLabas
Unfortunately... no
SuperbStupidity 9 months ago
@LithuanianLabas You will see the return to the moon, which will be between 2015 to 2020. And later the human landings on Mars. I don't know exactly what year that will happen. But just to say, this fall NASA will launch 'Curiosity' one of the most ambitious projects NASA has ever done. it costed NASA more than 2.3 billion dollars to built. It will be one of the most scientifically advanced rovers ever. And it will launch this fall. Surely you will see that.
astrophysics03 8 months ago
@LithuanianLabas you're more likely to find out what quantum leap and the equalizer are then seeing this happen.
damarh 8 months ago
we're so far behind in space technology ...FUCK.....it pisses me off ....what are we waiting for eh? lol :P
doom705 9 months ago
Space is just too difficult to conquer properly.
HUDHomeSecrets 10 months ago
@HUDHomeSecrets yeah it will take till 2500 to really go to Earth like planets and who knows maybe life itself.....
SuperColonel77 9 months ago
0:35 Is that the Citadel?
TheRP113 10 months ago
The fundamental question in the 21th century is to sustain and preserve the fundamental platform for space colonization safe: The Earth
Hadsmagen 11 months ago
@Hadsmagen Gay......
hangfire0352 10 months ago
Cute!
Hadsmagen 11 months ago
! 1980: WTF happened? 1990: progress in satellites, 2000: knowledge of the universe is much greater, 2010: detailing our knowledge of our solar system, i.e. conditions on the planet etc. 2020: Back to the moon??? 2030: Bases on the moon?? 2040: Mars??? 2050: 10% of speed of light??? 2100: Alpha centauri probes??? come on!! I want to go to space before i get really old. -.-
MoOtJeMan 11 months ago 2
A great idea forgotten. we need this now with all the craziness here on the planet and over population . Lets get started! we' re already 11 years behind ! : (
swpaguy87 11 months ago
So many people are dissapointed that space exploration hasn't come so far.
tubewatcher77 11 months ago
voice of richard johnson...... really? i didn't know ol' Dicky Dick was a rocket scientist! hyuk!
Knoar 11 months ago
Yea this one guy conceived the idea first, yea... right.
KingIshaqq 11 months ago
this is 2010 and the only thing we build is crisis in peoples pocket money... :p
sappiou 1 year ago
@sappiou 2011! :p and we can still build sh*t less cool than this.
TheRobster94 11 months ago
now i know how the japaneese got their concepts for their gundam show
kittylactose 1 year ago
Watch China do it
TheChymaera 1 year ago 3
@TheChymaera Agree,
KingIshaqq 11 months ago
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TheChymaera 1 year ago
if only the cold war had lasted
MrPanzermaus 1 year ago
What happens if something goes wrong, fires and etc? Also there is no atmosphere to burn shit up and protect it.
rsman169 1 year ago
your 10 years late
MrJonathanpace93 1 year ago
its 2010 i want it nowwwwwww
victorcelmare 1 year ago
Space is groovy!
Buccura 1 year ago
Read the Book: "Colonies in Space" by T.A. Heppenheimer. ISBN 0-446-81-581-0.
They were ready to have these colonies--but I suspect that the military had concerns about the habitats turning into rouge states
Archangel72467 1 year ago
@Archangel72467 I have this book--the paperback that I bought in the 70s. I once saw the hardback with the color--wish I had that. Beautiful dream, but other things became more important I guess--tax cuts, wars, military spending. And also I think we lost our collective imaginations, as well as our ability to share a vision for a project that would not benefit us directly in our lifetimes.
DandAinTac 1 year ago
@DandAinTac I just finished this book i picked it up used. Man was it inspiring we gotta do something to reinvigorate this project it really is the mankinds only salvation.
thumpasaurusrex 1 year ago
This idea was used on the Gundam anime series in Japan. Too bad that it's not reality...yet.
CaptainNomura 1 year ago
i would of went if the dam place existed, imagine what would happened if nasa continue after the moon.
xblkman 1 year ago
Looks like they want to play casino games in space
Zappina 1 year ago
What ever happened to G. O'Neal? I have 2 of his paperback books, (1st edition). As a teen, I was fascinated by this idea.
MrChristian326 1 year ago
Wait, they never said what all those people were supposed to be doing up there. Does it take 10,000 people on-site to operate the future-hubble or what?
looksintolasers 1 year ago
Looks like the Satellite of Love, ROFL
MazeleyFanClub 1 year ago
Far Out Man!
JasonDamisch 1 year ago
we could have done this, instead we have put our focus on this puny planet of ours and pretended it is everything known to man. WE SHOULD STILL TRY THIS!!!
Johnismybestfriend 1 year ago
oh hey it's 2000! WHAT NOW BITCH! lol jk budget cuts
martelly55 1 year ago
why is this not build?
TheSibek 1 year ago
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@TheSibek cause retards arnt edumicated.....why is this not build?
DieselDownunder 1 year ago
@TheSibek
Government.
Manned Space flight has been the exclusive domain of Government for last 49 years and this has caused stagnation. Fortunately that is about to change as privately owned companies like SpaceX will probably orbiting crews in the next few years.
chuckpcr 1 year ago
@chuckpcr
Because private industry didn't do anything to get into space. It still hasn't done anything to prove that it's definitely going to get into space. Government is proven, private is not, and the government should not stifle its efforts; private should up theirs.
Government should exist along with private industry in space exploration, but its the latter's fault for not getting into it.
EmperorNorton2008 1 year ago
Sounds all good and happy until reality hits you like a freight train.
slek84 1 year ago
2:00 WTF???
SublimeSyr 1 year ago
crazy white people will murder
buffalolightning 1 year ago
lol now everyones saying stuff like "we could be back on the moon by 2020...well see
pps234 1 year ago
You call that 70's style? I didn't hear any Deep Purple "Space Trucking", dammit.
Great, just great... these idiots were planning on going 1/4 of a million miles into outer space and were going to live on a giant freak'n Las Vegas Roulette Wheel
You talk about taking a gamble! It's a good thing Star Trek was discontinued. Otherwise, they might have actually started heading out there if their inspiration wouldn't have been foiled
Chuichupachichi 1 year ago
It doesn't require a genius to figure it out... there are some kinda, half-ass necessary things. If there isn't any air, water & food... then we're not meant to live there. Death Valley is more hospitable during a midsummer heatwave... and it's name is "Death"!
Chuichupachichi 1 year ago
@Chuichupachichi
Here's your comment, 1903 style: "we don't have wings and s**t, we're not meant to fly!" Keep up the productive thinking.
AlexandruUrsachi 10 months ago
@AlexandruUrsachi
Oh thank you... I will continue with the "productive thinking". Lets see, once again, I will not manufacture a "straw man". Its simply too easy to win when you argue against yourself. Not to mention that simply the mere thought of it makes me feel like a self beguiled fool
I didn't say; "we don't have wings and s**t, we're not meant to fly!"
I said; "If there isn't any air, water & food... then we're not meant to live there". "Flying" is irrelevant
Chuichupachichi 10 months ago
@Chuichupachichi
Flying isn't irrelevant in the context of your "we're not meant to..." argument. This is not a straw man. Are we "meant" to fly? No. Are we "meant" to swim, or dive under water? No. Of course, living in an extraterestrial environment is 1000 more difficult with today's technology. But that still doesn't imply that we shouldn't do it someday if and when we're ready, based on the argument that we're not meant to do that.
AlexandruUrsachi 10 months ago
back in the 70`s they didnt know usa would pass through economic crises, thats why they had so many optimistic predictions
if thinks continue going on like this we will see chinese colonizing mars before americans
marcellohro 1 year ago
Also the Challenger disaster, which pretty much killed our spirit for a while there. :( I was a little kid then. I mean, imagine- Battlestar Galactica (the original series), Star Wars and Start Trek reruns were my thing. NASA and the dreams of space were my hope, and then Challenger blew up. I cried for days. :(
magog1138 1 year ago
boy were they wrong about the year 2000
castacat1 1 year ago 2
actually the 60's was the real deal....the 70's were a tail ....60's had sears roebuck...great service...they could have gotten to Mars...the 70's were rust, the 80's neon...the 90's flanel...2000's candles...the 60's were TNT...with a little bit of purple kung fu...mixed in...
johnsmdm 1 year ago 7
they haven't started this yet due to their being little financial gain, but space flight is increasing in efficiency and lowering its costs all the time, will be well within our life times
GeoffEberle 2 years ago
sad he havent done this yet
FIGHTFANNERD3 2 years ago
gundam colony
amicrowaveoven 2 years ago
that totally happened
funrizwan 2 years ago
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Well, in their defense they had a lot more money to throw around back then. A lot of scientific progress is greatly impeded simply as a matter of funding.
Its a shame we stopped dreaming such grand dreams, we have stopped trying to do the impossible and have settled for just the possible.
EmperorofCartoons 2 years ago
Yeah, remember back in 2000 when 10,000 people started living in space... Crazy times, those were.
SLagonia 2 years ago 2
It just shows how much shit they talked back then and how stupid people were, we were supposed to be flying around in flying cars
G0dsAssassin 2 years ago
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EmperorofCartoons 2 years ago
No, the quality would remain the same regardless.
Tzimnewman3 2 years ago
Anyone press the "HD" button to watch 70s' video like i do?
lowerlowerhk 2 years ago
hmmm Darvin award?? :D
tasmandevil0811 2 years ago
lol yes
FIGHTFANNERD3 2 years ago
actually repubblicans spent more money on the space program.
WeirdMrBilly 2 years ago
its called the space station
chris24525346346 2 years ago
all this by 2000. WTF happened?
ffpilot23 2 years ago 31
Public lost interest and the US government cut funding for maned space exploration once they were established as the leaders in the space race. Even with the current ongoing work on returning to the Moon, it's not going to happen for at least 10 years (and that's the most optimistic estimate). Furthermore the so called lunar base is going to be more like a lunar trailer park. Still I guess it's a step in the right direction.
JustAnAdjunct 2 years ago
Obama
WeirdMrBilly 2 years ago
@ffpilot23
Vietnam and Space Shuttle.
Vietnam distracted attention and funding, and caused economic problems that led to space ventures being cut back.
The Space Shuttle (originally supposed to work along with the Saturn V as the LEO to the V's extra-orbital and heavy lift) kept us stuck at LEO, and because it was so limited, killed any grand visions and NASA got really, really boring.
EmperorNorton2008 1 year ago
What happened is that the Space Shuttle SUCKED!
JasonDamisch 1 year ago 6
@JasonDamisch Yes, as evidenced by its 30 years of service...dummisch.
Engage777 10 months ago
@JasonDamisch Huh? The Space Shuttle wasn't in charge of directing NASA operations.
cosmicharlie1970 9 months ago
@JasonDamisch i like purple.
gremlinfrog1 7 months ago
@JasonDamisch no, we didn't care to invest in it.
TheBabylonPark 6 months ago
@ffpilot23 Good question, and I believe multiple answers. Can you imagine how people would freak out over the taxes? People go apeshit if a lot of money is spent on rescuing their own economy and building roads and bridges and healthcare. As a people, our highest priority is spending our wealth on the military and war. We just don't have the long-term vision, or even the concept of a common good to help motivate us we may have once had. We are the generation of we CAN'T, we MUSTN'T even try!.
DandAinTac 1 year ago
The German nazi scientist died
nethead4223 1 year ago
@ffpilot23 Politicians happened. -_-
genredleader 1 year ago