Media Reaction to DARPA’s 100 Year Starship Project
Pentagon dreams of interstellar travel, AP
“This month 150 competitors answered the federal government’s initial call for private sector cosmic ideas. Officials say some big names are among those interested. The plan is to make interstellar travel possible in about a century.”
Could You Head Up DARPA’s 100-Year Starship Program?, Universe Today
“Just like all the technology development that DARPA has done in the past which required only small initial investments but ultimately lead to things, such as the internet and GPS technology — as well as NASA’s investment in space travel which has spawned items we use every day here on Earth — they believe a small investment now could lead to a big payoff for everyone in the future.”
Let’s Reconstitute Humans From Genomes Launched Into Space! and Other Ambitious Proposals for Galactic Colonization, Popular Science
“We have no idea what interstellar travel might look like in 100 years, of course — just as Jules Verne could never have conceived of the technology required to really send humans to the moon when he wrote about it in 1865. But if we start now, we can make it happen, according to David Neyland, who directs DARPA’s Tactical Technology Office.”
DARPA, NASA seek ideas for starship travel, Computer World
“One hundred years is a pretty good period of time to inspire research to go out and tackle problems that will have you asking questions you didn’t even know to ask at the beginning,” said David Neyland, director of the Tactical Technology Office for DARPA, today. “The investment must have a long-term goal and ancillary benefits to the government and NASA.”
Making Star Trek Reality: NASA Wants Ideas, Information Week
“This won’t just be another space technology conference–we’re hoping that ethicists, lawyers, science fiction writers, technologists, and others, will participate in the dialog to make sure we’re thinking about all the aspects of interstellar flight,” said David Neyland, director of DARPA’s tactical technology office, in a statement. “This is a great opportunity for people with interesting ideas to be heard, which we believe will spur further thought, dreaming, and innovation.”
Nerds — Darpa Wants Your Advice on Interstellar Flight, Wired
“But technology isn’t sufficient for an effort as epochal as reaching other galaxies. That’s why they’re holding an open symposium on the implications of interstellar travel in Orlando come September. And they want you to submit your thoughts.”
NASA, DARPA want public input for futuristic space exploration ideas
“DARPA and NASA Ames Research Center today said they are soliciting abstracts, papers, topics and members for discussion panels, to be part of the 100 Year Starship Study Symposium to be held in Orlando, Fla., from Sept. 30 through Oct. 2.”
