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Ethics of a hypothetical technology, the molecular assembler
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<blockquote data-quote="AlexB23" data-source="post: 77660088" data-attributes="member: 450900"><p>I have not asked the Xa'na, as this was a thought experiment that I did, and the Xa'na are a race which I came up with to run thought experiments with, and write short sci-fi plots about. The Xa'na have the laws in place to prevent abuse, and misuse of this technology. Just as Europe has strict gun laws, the Xa'na would have strict laws on the MAMU. The technology was born out of necessity though, as travel to the nearest star system (2.1 light years from Xa'na home world) would take a 5-year round trip at 0.85 c in the late 2050s. A half-decade of food supply for half a dozen astronauts would be a little much, and require maybe a few tonnes of grains. The MAMU means only a small amount of food for emergency needs to be taken on the space mission, in case of a shipwide power outage, which could probably be fixed in a matter of days or fractions of a day, as the MAMU needs electricity.</p><p></p><p>As space nerds know, tech meant for space makes it back to Earth. JPL has a website listing 20 inventions meant for astronauts that are now used by everyday earthbound citizens: <a href="https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/infographics/20-inventions-we-wouldnt-have-without-space-travel" target="_blank">20 Inventions We Wouldn't Have Without Space Travel</a></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]346898[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AlexB23, post: 77660088, member: 450900"] I have not asked the Xa'na, as this was a thought experiment that I did, and the Xa'na are a race which I came up with to run thought experiments with, and write short sci-fi plots about. The Xa'na have the laws in place to prevent abuse, and misuse of this technology. Just as Europe has strict gun laws, the Xa'na would have strict laws on the MAMU. The technology was born out of necessity though, as travel to the nearest star system (2.1 light years from Xa'na home world) would take a 5-year round trip at 0.85 c in the late 2050s. A half-decade of food supply for half a dozen astronauts would be a little much, and require maybe a few tonnes of grains. The MAMU means only a small amount of food for emergency needs to be taken on the space mission, in case of a shipwide power outage, which could probably be fixed in a matter of days or fractions of a day, as the MAMU needs electricity. As space nerds know, tech meant for space makes it back to Earth. JPL has a website listing 20 inventions meant for astronauts that are now used by everyday earthbound citizens: [URL='https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/infographics/20-inventions-we-wouldnt-have-without-space-travel']20 Inventions We Wouldn't Have Without Space Travel[/URL] [ATTACH type="full" width="211px" alt="1714516921234.png"]346898[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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