What will space during this millennium be like? Will humans colonize the galaxy or be exterminated by an asteroid? What are our dreams of the future, and how can we make them a reality? Some scientists were invited to answer these questions. Here we have a little of their collective vision of where we
About family life and education In 10 years the scientists think it will be an extrapolation of what we have now: telepresence classrooms, virtual reality classrooms. They think the children will be learning at a remarkable level of sophistication, but there will be problems to overcome. In 100 years, they think there will be families in space, the beginning of colonization of the solar system. The scientists think in 1,000 years it’s hard to imagine what will be happening. Maybe, by that time, we’ll have artificial intelligence combined with the human intellect and will
About technology Scientists believe in 10 years we will be walking on Mars. In 100 years, they think there will be human beings on every planet in the solar system, not just the Moon and Mars. And we will be going there by a wide variety of means: with rockets, nuclear-propelled spaceships etc. One thousand years from now they believe we will have discovered that
About politics and government In 10 years, what they hope is that we will have the property-rights problem solved. In 100 years there will be a strong sense of nationalism. After people begin living on the Moon and Mars and in space habitats, there will be Martians and Earthlings, and Lunies (the way we will call folks on the Moon). People remaining on Earth will become more unified as a result. In 1,000 years, they believe that people will be different they will have
Vocabulary Rocket
Scientist
Solar System Galaxy
Asteroid
Mark T (true) or F (False),according to text: • In 10 years:
a. ( T ). Our children will be learning at an extraordinary pace. b. ( F ). We will be walking on the Moon.
• In 100 years:: a.( F ) We will have had an extrapolation of virtual reality technology, especially for remote control of machinery. b.( T ) We will have people living on the Moon and Mars.
•In 1.000 years: a.( F )
We will have solved our land problems..
b.( T ). We will have evolved a lot.