Next for Human Spaceflight

[Moshingkow]

The old methods of launching into space like an airplane or rocket are going to be a thing of the past within the next 5-20 years. I think that this tragedy will spark more interest in the space program (unfortunately it couldnt be something happier). The next types of spacecraft will involve some new technology. There are ideas like using a microwave gun from space to create thermal currents around a circular craft, raising it vertically at low speeds, or a giant space elevator created out of raw material mined from an asteroid.