PLANNING AND LEADERSHIP FOR A BETTER WORLD
PLANNING AND LEADERSHIP FOR A BETTER WORLD Yesterday, I wrote an article about 10 little-known technology advances that came from the Apollo program of 40 years ago. It is easy to look back at the past and say, “why didn’t we see that coming?” It is trickier to look to the future. But then again, there aren’t too many of us humans around right now who will be able to call me to task for messing up some space predictions. So here goes.
1. No more round trip planning. Eventually space missions will extend beyond the capability of a round trip. That means planning for colonies and environments where people can live regardless of the outside climate. Sounds like it could be a useful pursuit back here at home if climate warnings prove true.
2. Energizer bunny propulsion. Those long trips will require propulsion systems beyond those imagined on the USS Enterprise. Small, self-contained nuclear, solar or power plants yet to be conceived could find a place back at the home planet.
3. Recycle everything. I mean everything. Maybe the space-based recycling systems will curb our habit of dumping everything we use one time in the nearest landfill.
4. Communication beyond technology. We are doing pretty well at coming up with all sorts of ways to communicate with one another. We haven’t been doing so well at using those communication mediums to learn new ways of expressing what we are really thinking. Who knows how many times we will have to learn new ways to communicate succinctly without missing meaning.
5. How to eat. You are not going to be able to graze your herd on the North 40 out in space. Rethinking how we eat and what we eat will be part of any long-range mission.
6. Staying healthy. How to identify disease and rapidly treat whatever pops up will spell success or failure on long-range missions. Using the same tools to treat new viruses and disease back home could keep us in the game longer.
7. Knowledge. Long-distance missions will require new ways of creating innovation, solving problems that have never previously appeared and passing that information along to future generations. We could use those same techniques on the home planet.
8. Peace. Sounds simple but I’m guessing things could get a bit testy when you’ve been booking along in space for a decade or two. Conflict resolution could hit a whole new level if you run into some extraterrestrial opposition.
9. Progeny. Can you say “arranged marriage?” Or maybe just leave it to the great randomness we now practice in most places. Maybe there is a solution out there we are not quite ready to take on ethically or morally. In any case, those long trips will span generations.
10. And now for something completely different. Space exploration offers up the opportunity to deal with obstacles and opportunities that are impossible to predict. I mean, that is what makes it so interesting. Learning to deal with the unexpected without trying to rely on past failed practices is something we could all learn to do better back on the home turf.
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