ie: Hard Science of Space Travel
Since the movie 2001 or 2010 ... the space agencies of earth ... haven't developed things like artificial gravity or g-force dampeners
at almost no development of such technology the things like warp speed or sublight in soft science becomes impossible
it would make soft science fiction space travel impossible to do
yeah we are developing methods of propulsion but not with living being on board for space travel (the back n forth kind in a reusable form)
if we send something to the asteroids we be sending remote control robots that won't be returning
earth complains n worries about the asteroid extinction event ,,, yet we don't put out a detection grid of some kind in our solar system
we are dependent on mainly telescopes and some satellites
we have theories to prevent some asteroids but when one really comes ... man will be extinct
how can we write hard science if the scientist and writer deems to limit our view of our ability or is indirectly doubting our ability to innovate
it seems hard science movies are boring for the majority ... the reality that we're still too primitive makes us less likely for first contact
but more likely for alien invasion with humanity conquered can be a possibility even in 150 years thats if the aliens do posses a higher form of technology
hard science really becomes a game of what-if
a long time ago ... the 40s to 50s thought man would reach a certain level of advancement in everything including space travel
yet the plain reality earth been stagnant for 60 years