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Art View has some fabulous images of other worlds with Dr. Mae Jemison, a former NASA astronaut, is preparing humanity to leave the safety of its nest on Earth and journey to another star within the next 100 years — if not sooner. Dr. Jemison, the first woman of colour in space (aboard NASA’s Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992), will be in charge of a global initiative with many partners, including the SETI Institute. Her organization the Dorothy Jemison Foundation for Excellence has been chosen by the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to form an independent non-governmental organization, 100 Year Star ship (100YSS), tasked with ensuring our species develops the necessary infrastructure for the interstellar travel. The Jemison as quoted in the 100YSS press release, is up to the immense task:

Space travel to and from other offering planets can be done now she said 'Art View on this would be well yes but its a bit ambitious' preferring a partner colony that could be self supporting and yet have the self-same sovereign ambitions, along with a 'spiritual director' give a focused guidance as this is not such a novel idea. But this would take forever maybe within a life time so probes are a vital step onto a slow production process, for example space holiday from London stopping off for either a space vacation. With further departures to Phobos or Deimos the Martian Moons with total new propulsion laser canon guided system. This may take five to six hours from space to New York City by Skylon Space Airplane with picture rel engine above. As our current technology arc is sufficient to build a 100 Year Star-ship is about building the tools we need to travel to another star system in the next hundred years. We’re embarking on a journey across time and space. If my language is dramatic, it is because this project is monumental landmark towards beneficent data s. 

This is a global aspiration and each step of the way, its progress will benefit life on earth. Our team is both invigorated and sobered by the confidence DARPA has in us to help make interstellar travel a reality.” The hope is that 100 Year Star ship can collaborate with many experts not just scientists and engineers, but also architects, writers, and artists to help reach its goal by the next millennial in 2112. A public symposium is being held in Houston, as funding to Texas from September 2012-13 with a build into 2016 towards a genuine space probe and why not with even its own prepared with even its own beacon launders . This is first of what will become an annual event on interstellar space travel.

The symposium was convened with the intent that the knowledge gained would be directly relevant to problems on Earth. Energy innovations could mean that expeditions do not have to carry heavy loads of batteries with them into the wilderness. Development of new ways of producing food for long-term flights, will make it possible to generate food at forward camps even in harsh environments. In November, DARPA will issue a request for proposals to carry out a '$500,000' study to develop a viable and sustainable model for persistent, for the long term envelopment. These proposed project depend on accelerated speeds through space at two thirds the speed of light. Carrying Androids on board, also into future of space births by androids and rearing of infants for other planets.

Private-sector investment goes into the myriad of disciplines needed to make long-distance space travel practicable and feasible. The program manager is Mr. Paul Eremenko, Tactical Technology Office, DARPA. DARPA anticipates that the useful, unanticipated consequences of such research – spin-offs from improved propulsion, energy storage and life support – can ultimately benefit the private and commercial sector, as well as the Department of Defense and NASA.