A generation ship is a hypothetical type of starship that would travel much slower than light across great distances between stars (see interstellar travel). Since such a ship might take thousands or tens of thousands of years to reach even nearby stars, the original occupants would die during the journey, leaving their descendants to continue traveling.

It is estimated that, in order to assure genetic diversity during a centuries-long trip, any generation starship would require at least 500 inhabitants (though this could also be achieved for a much smaller crew through the use of sperm banks or egg banks brought along for the journey). Additionally, the ship would have to be almost entirely self-sustaining (see Biosphere, life support) so as to provide food, air, and water for everyone on board. It must also have extraordinarily reliable systems that would not fail even over long periods of time, or alternately that could be repaired by the ship's inhabitants if they did.

People have advocated that before humans send generation ships to the stars, we should create large self-sustaining space habitats first. Each space habitat would be isolated from the rest of humanity for a century, but near enough to Earth for help. This would test if thousands of humans can survive a century on their own before sending them beyond the reach of any help.

More on [ Generation ship ]

Generation Ship - Twitter Search

Finally, a consignment of new generation of Lace-Bite pads are coming in today and will ship out same day if need be. The drought is over!
MalteseHockeyco (Philip Maltese II) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:40:45 -0000
Finally, a consignment of new generation of Lace-Bite pads are coming in today and will ship out same day if need be. The drought is over!
Apple iPod touch 32GB 3rd Generation 32 64 gb SHIP FREE: US $274.99 End Date: Sunday Dec-13-2009 20:26:49 PSTBuy It... http://bit.ly/686zbQ
ipodtouch32gb (Ipod Moma) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:50:22 -0000
Apple iPod touch 32GB 3rd Generation 32 64 gb SHIP FREE: US $274.99 End Date: Sunday Dec-13-2009 20:26:49 PSTBuy It... http://bit.ly/686zbQ
Ohhhhh! Old scifi show about a generation ship? Why have I never heard of starlost before? Sounds pretty good!
johnemersons (johnemersons) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:52:29 -0000
Ohhhhh! Old scifi show about a generation ship? Why have I never heard of starlost before? Sounds pretty good!
Watching Star Trek The Next Generation. The episode where their memories are erased and the whole ship forgets who they are, haha.
BreeLundberg (Bree Lundberg) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:39:48 -0000
Watching Star Trek The Next Generation. The episode where their memories are erased and the whole ship forgets who they are, haha.
Apple iPod touch 32GB 3rd Generation 32 64 gb SHIP FREE: US $274.99 End Date: Saturday Dec-12-2009 21:11:33 PSTBuy ... http://bit.ly/7QqfSt
ipodtouch32gb (Ipod Moma) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:29:38 -0000
Apple iPod touch 32GB 3rd Generation 32 64 gb SHIP FREE: US $274.99 End Date: Saturday Dec-12-2009 21:11:33 PSTBuy ... http://bit.ly/7QqfSt
Amazon.com: Kindle Wireless Reading Device (6" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation) Kindle Store $259.00 FREE Ship http://ow.ly/FUvj
TheCheapGuy (The Cheap Guy) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 06:26:17 -0000
Amazon.com: Kindle Wireless Reading Device (6" Display, Global Wireless, Latest Generation) Kindle Store $259.00 FREE Ship http://ow.ly/FUvj

Subscribe to Generation_Ship RSS feed