[antonvs]

Science fiction has skewed people’s perspective of what’s possible or practically achievable in space travel.

The issue is not willpower and consensus, but what’s economically and physically possible.

You’re right, though, that this says a lot about the future of space travel. We’re unlikely to have successful colonies on other planets within the next century or so, and sending live humans to other star systems is even less likely.

[Dalewyn]

Kerbal Space Program should be compulsory to all if for no other reason than to teach how moving around in space /actually/ works.

Most of the spaceflying we see in games and on TV would never actually work because that's not how physics work.

[lm28469]

Most people don't know how a pressure cooker, a microwave or a radio work, we have a lot of much more important things to teach before teaching space travel