From what the future will bring, to the events that could change our world forever, join
us as we explore what events will happen by 2100!
I know it's hard to look at the future and say exactly what'll happen.
If you think about it, we're in 2020, but if you asked people in 1920 what today would
look like?
Yeah, their answers would be VASTLY different.
Don't forget that this point in time was supposed to be the "sci-fi" future that a lot of people
envisioned (we're already past Back To The Future for example).
So in truth, there is no real way of knowing what's going to happen between now and 2100.
However, there are things that we can predict, try to acknowledge as likely, and see what
humanity might just accomplish.
So let's start off with the very near future.
Mainly, 2021.
It's in this year that the James Webb Telescope is expected to launch.
So...what is it?
"The James Webb Space Telescope is the most ambitious and complex astronomical project
ever built, and bringing it to life is a long, meticulous process.
The wait will be a little longer now but the breakthrough science that it will enable is
absolutely worth it," says Günther Hasinger, ESA Director of Science.
This project has been in the works for YEARS, and BILLIONS of dollars have been spent on
it, so you can imagine there's been a lot of people wanting this to launch so that people
and scientists know that they got their money's worth, right?
And to that end, the James Webb Space Telescope is outfitted with things that no other telescope
or satellite before it has been outfitted with:
"The Webb is an unprecedented endeavour in space science, requiring utmost ingenuity
in both the scientific and technical domains.
Several new technologies have been developed and mastered to make its distinctive features
possible, including the deployable nature of the observatory, which will carry the largest
mirror ever flown into space, and the low-temperatures needed to operate its infrared instruments
that will peer farther and deeper into our cosmic origins."
I know this still may not SOUND important, but it is.
Mainly because the telescopes and satellites and probes that we have out in space right
now are REALLY good at sending us data and pictures and such, but when it boils right
down to it, they don't have enough to study the entire scope of the universe.
With the James Webb Space Telescope, it works at a different wavelength entirely, allowing
it to see more.
" It will be observing entirely in the infrared, barely scratching the deepest possible reds
that a human can see.
In other words, the JWST will be studying a universe that is largely invisible to human
experience."
So basically, the reason that we need this telescope/observatory is because without it,
we will be unable to observe a large part of the universe that we can only speculate
on right now with the other devices we have.
Plus, since it's in space, it'll have a great range and less things to obstruct it from
the goals of NASA, the ESA and Canada's space agency.
So yeah, it's costing a fortune, but the potential benefits and rewards from having this thing
in the sky watching the stars are numerous.
Hopefully this helps show why people are VERY interested in this telescope, we can get even
MORE data about the universe via a wavelength that we've never seen before.
And so in the VERY near future, we could have a greater understanding of our universe.
Which is perfect, because also in 2021 we're allegedly going to get the first "space hotel".
No, really.
"We are launching the first-ever affordable luxury space hotel," said Orion Span founder
and CEO Frank Bunger, who unveiled the Aurora Station to the world.
Confused?
I'll explain, this startup is trying to send people to not just be in space (which believe
it or not several millionaires have done privately over the last two decades...) but also to
live in space for a short amount of time.
So think of it like the International Space Station...just smaller and meant for living
in rather than doing a majority of scientific experiments.
Aurora Station will be about the size of a large private jet's cabin.
It'll measure 43.5 feet long by 14.1 feet wide (13.3 by 4.3 meters) and feature a pressurized
volume of 5,650 cubic feet (160 cubic m), Orion Span representatives said.
For comparison, the ISS is 357 feet (109 m) long and has an internal pressurized volume
of 32,333 cubic feet (916 cubic m).
Aurora Station will accommodate four paying guests and two crewmembers; these latter personnel
will likely be former astronauts, Bunger said.
Most of the guests will probably be private space tourists, at least initially, but Orion
Span will be available to a variety of customers, including government space agencies, he added.
What's that?
What does it cost to get up to the "space hotel"?
Oh not much at all!
Only $9.5 million dollars.
Yeah, I lied, it costs a lot!
And trust me when I say that they're thinking BIG with this project:
"Our long-term vision is to sell actual space in those new modules," he said.
"We're calling that a space condo.
So, either for living or subleasing, that's the future vision here — to create a long-term,
sustainable human habitation in LEO [low Earth orbit]."
I know what you're thinking, "Why are they going so big on this?"
Well that's because whether you realize it or not, there's a LOT of demand for space
travel, which is why the missions to Mars (which we'll get to soon...) are so important.
But, people acknowledge that when it comes down to it, it's going to be a while before
they can willy-nilly go to Mars.
Thus, they're fine with just going to space via our atmosphere or just beyond it.
They want to SAY they've been to space, and with this, they can.
Now, the intention is to launch it in late 2021 and start boarding passengers in 2022.
Will that happen on time?
It's hard to say, but there are a lot of people interested in this, you can bet on that.
Another thing you can bet on is our desire to go back to the moon, which allegedly is
going to happen in 2023.
Which would mean that if successful, it would've been about 50 years between the current (2023)
and last (1976) manned moon mission.
Don't get me wrong, we've launched MANY thing to the moon between that time period, but
a manned mission to land on the moon?
Not so much.
But why go back?
Well, while Mars (which we'll get to, I promise) is very much the MAIN target of the decade
that we are in, we can't just ignore the moon.
A) the moon is MUCH closer to Mars and even in the 1960's it only took a few days to get
to the moon.
With our current technology we can make that trip a little faster.
or potentially a lot faster given that technology could advance a lot in terms of engines by
2023.
Here's the question you should be asking though...who is going to the moon?
Well...that's where things get a bit tricky.
Because there are currently MULTIPLE people and groups trying to get to the moon by 2023.
NASA is of course in the mix, but they're just trying to get a rover on the moon by
2023.
As in an unmanned rover.
Their plans for humans to return to the moon isn't likely happening until 2028 by current
estimates.
There are two places that are trying to take humans to the moon.
Or at least, around the moon.
That would be Space X, headed up by the one and only Elon Musk, and a Japanese project
known as "Dear Moon".
The former is an extension of the space mission that they've been doing for years.
Elon Musk has been trying to make reusable spacecrafts for us to pilot into space, return
to Earth, and then use again in record time.
And he's been succeeding.
Getting one of his ships to the moon is easily one of the biggest tests he'll have undergone
both in terms of distance, but also having a crew on board.
As for the Japanese project...
"The #dearMoon project is a lunar tourism mission and art project conceived and financed
by Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa.
... The passengers will be Maezawa, several artists, and one or two crew members."
Yep, they're sending tourists to the moon!
Eh, it was bound to happen eventually.
Anyway, as you can see, there's a lot of interest in going back to the moon, which is good,
because a lot of people want to set up colonies on the moon as well as mine it for resources
potentially.
When will that happen?
Depends on when we get back there in the first place.
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And now...for the event that I'm sure you want to talk about...getting to Mars.
SpaceX is leading the charge on this one, as they're endeavoring to send humans to Mars
in the year 2024.
Or more accurately, the mission to Mars will START in 2024, and they'll likely land therein
2025.
The goal of this "first phase" of the mission is simple, he wants to get the people to Mars
(call that Step 1) and then see how they're able to interact on the planet, how well the
cargo supplies hold up, and of course, set up the first "home" on the planet.
Then, see how things go over the course of time.
Very methodical, isn't it?
Well, that's what you need to do when you're colonizing a world, especially one that you've
only really been looking at from afar.
We can only speculate how we'd react on Mars because the only thing we've sent there are
rovers, probes, and satellites.
And while they were helpful in getting things like information and samples and occasionally
rocks, they can't tell us how a human would react on Mars.
These first colonists are vital to understand if humanity can truly live on Mars AND survive
there long-term, which is a key aspect of this whole venture.
Elon Musk intends to have a livable base, generators that will run off of various power
sources on Mars to ensure they don't run out of power, and more.
So they'll at the very least be able to last the first nine months.
Barring something unfortunate of course.
Then, once that's all taken care of, they'll fly back to Earth and be put under immediate
observation.
They'll be tested to see how their bodies have reacted to the Mars gravity and climate,
see if there are any illnesses that can be detected, are they malnourished or anything
of the like.
All this data helps both Musk and other space science institutions because that's data they
honestly don't have right now, and it can influence any further missions to Mars.
This is arguably one of the most important events leading up to 2100.
Because IF any part of this mission fails?
It'll set back Mars colonization by at least a few years, if not more.
So obviously SpaceX, NASA and many others are working together to try and suss out all
the kinks and possibilities to give this launch and mission one of the smoothest things around.
What we're also hoping to be smooth is an event going on in 2029, less than a decade
from now we're going to have a close encounter of the asteroid kind.
Specifically a rock called 99942 Apophis that was detected all the way back in 2004 and
predicted to potentially hit the Earth in 2029.
This has since been toned down to saying that it'll pass by Earth just 20,000 miles above
the surface.
Which is still REALLY close, but barring something happening, we don't have to worry about us
getting hit.
Which is a good thing because if such a thing were to come on a course to hit us...we honestly
wouldn't have much available to stop it.
To be clear, it wouldn't cause a cataclysmic event more than likely...but if it landed
near a city with its current size of 1200+ feet?
Yeah, that could do a lot of damage.
But again, for now, we're safe, and that should be a comfort to us...for now.
Alright, now let's jump to 2050.
Yeah, I know right?
That means that 2030-2050 must be BORING, or that there's things we can't really talk
about because...there's just no way of knowing what'll go on there.
I'm just saying.
Anyway, 2050 is said to be a BIG year in human history, not just because it marks the middle
of the century, but rather, humanity is expected to be VERY advanced in just about every measure.
Which means we have 30 years to make good on those expectations.
Not impossible to be clear, but without a doubt it will be a challenge to live up to
those expectations.
So what's one of the biggest things that we can potentially have happen in 2050?
Well, one of the most positive things is that it's expected by 2050 that we'll have at LEAST
one colony on Mars.
Now, if you recall the timeline we've laid out, we're expected to have sent people to
Mars by 2025, so that means over the course of the next 25 years we're only JUST building,
or have gotten built the first Martian colony.
That sounds a little slow, right?
Well you have to remember a few things, first and foremost, there's a big difference between
getting people to Mars, and then building a colony there.
After all, to make a successful colony you don't just have to build it, you have to sustain
it.
And getting materials there to build a potentially massive colony?
Yeah, that won't be easy.
We're talking multiple missions over the course of MANY years, that's a long haul kind of
thing.
Again, not impossible, especially once we take that first big step by landing on Mars
with people, but it's time consuming.
Just to lay it out, we'd have to send tools, lots of materials to build the things, and
then we'd need to send the people there to build it, which at present we can only send
a handful or two at a time, then they need to build it without damaging themselves or
the potential home of humanity on Mars.
Then, even when construction is complete, there needs to be tests, more materials brought
in, a bunch of things for humanity to survive and thrive there, and on and on it goes.
So while it may seem like we're talking a LONG time to make the Mars colony, never forget
that Rome wasn't built in a day...and that Rome was on Earth with a bunch of people and
materials to make it.
Fast forwarding to 2061 (what is all the gaps here?), we get the return of a legend...Halley's
Comet.
Halley's Comet is known as a "short period comet", as it circles the confines of space,
and then arrives back at Earth every 75-76 years.
So if you're lucky, you could see it twice in a lifetime.
This feature of the comet has actually made it one of the most popular things in the universe,
as you can literally see it in the sky above without much issue, especially in places like
the countryside or areas without light pollution.
And so when it arrives back around the Earth in 2061, you'll be able to see it with the
naked eye and observe a very special part of the universe as a whole.
Now, in 2069, another very important NASA mission is said to happen, but you can take
this one with a grain of salt because of advances in technology happening right now.
You see, NASA wants to send a craft to the place known as Alpha Centauri.
Alpha Centauri is a place that you may have heard about because it's a place where it's
said that a very Earth-like planet resides.
The problem is that it's over 4 light years away and in our quickest ship it would take
tens of thousands of years to reach there...not fun.
So the probe they're sending there has the potential to not only make history, but have
the bonus of finding alien life...potentially of course.
As for the "grain of salt" I mentioned, there is a project being made right now that could
send things to Alpha Centauri a LOT fast, and it's set to launch in the next decade
or so.
Thus, if it works...we could have a look at the system a lot sooner.
Time will tell.
From a look to the stars, to the remains of our world, 2095 (based on current calculations)
will be a devastating year for Earth because of the fact that we'll have cut down the entire
Amazon Rainforest.
Barring changes to our world that is.
If this was to happen, the species of animals that have lived within it will likely be extinct,
if not on their last legs, and the pollution that will be on our planet because of this
will be substantial.
We could turn this around...but humanity has a way of digging in its heels when it thinks
it's right.
As for 2100, if we reach that point, our population will be over 11 billion, and more than likely
we'll have colonies on multiple planets and moons should things go well.
What a sight that would be.
Thanks for watching!
What do you think of these events that could happen by 2100?
Which are you the most excited for?
Which do you think might happen sooner rather than later?
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