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Posted by: Phoenix1330
Posted by: PinkPezGod
Now this may be a little off topic of Halo:ODST but i just wanted to make a point.
I was watching the Science channel Yesterday and it was about colonazation of one of Jupider's moons Colisto and said Rocket Fuel couldn't get us there. So the host guy went to one of NASA's labs and they said they were experimenting with plasma (the 4th state of matter) and they already had a working prototype and that they only needed to fix a couple things and they could use it in only a matter of time. Now i know in 2001 when bungie made the halo series this was not so, but still isnt it possible that our technology could catch up with halo before 2525?
First: Jupiter, not Jupider
Second: Plasma based rocket prototypes have existed for nearly 20 years now. Even yet though a plasma drive is inefficient despite the power it could provide. Other types of engines that are being developed are laser based solar sails, Fusion rockets and quite literally anti matter engines. Surprisingly enough the technology here that is closest to working is anti-matter. it exists and we can produce it and even use and store it safely. The only issue here is making anti-matter in large quantities quickly.
Third: Even though we would never consider using conventional means to reach Callisto for a manned mission, conventional rockets are very capable of getting there.
Fourth: though this show may of been about establishing a colony on Callisto(a moon that would make for a decent colony after many many years) we are planning a colony on the Moon (Luna) long before this happens. Luna would likely become a staging and launch platform for long range missions to reduce fuel costs.
Well, seeing as your critically refuting the OP, I thought I should just point out that it's "may have", not "may of"