On the question of interstellar travelArguments are presented which show that motives for interstellar travel by advanced technological civilizations based on an extrapolation of earth's history may be quite invalid. In addition, it is proposed that interstellar travel is so enormously expensive and perhaps so hazardous, that advanced civilizations do not engage in such practices because of the ease of information transfer via interstellar communication.
Document ID
19860053431
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Wolfe, J. H. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)