Michel Lamontagne

Messages

11

Featured content

0

Reaction score

1

Points

15

---

Joined

Yesterday at 9:56 AM

Last seen

40 minutes ago · Viewing thread Design an interstellar 'generation ship' to spend decades among the stars with Project Hyperion competition

Find

Find content

Find all content by Michel Lamontagne Find all threads by Michel Lamontagne

Latest activity Postings Featured content About Trophies

• • 

    Michel Lamontagne replied to the thread Design an interstellar 'generation ship' to spend decades among the stars with Project Hyperion competition.

    I live in Canada, and we know all about cabin fever, a similar phenomenon. One of the reasons I prefer the idea of sending a minimum of...

    48 minutes ago
  • 

    Michel Lamontagne replied to the thread Design an interstellar 'generation ship' to spend decades among the stars with Project Hyperion competition.

    Interesting thoughts. That also apply directly to our current world. Yes, I think dealing with psychopaths will be required, as well...

    Today at 1:19 PM
  • 

    Michel Lamontagne replied to the thread Design an interstellar 'generation ship' to spend decades among the stars with Project Hyperion competition.

    Yes, flotilla of ships are allowed. Multi lobed ships might offer the same degree of variation.

    Yesterday at 5:42 PM
  • 

    Michel Lamontagne replied to the thread Design an interstellar 'generation ship' to spend decades among the stars with Project Hyperion competition.

    We tried to create rules forcing a diverse group. If you want to make a better design and include engineers, feel free to enter the...

    Yesterday at 5:41 PM
  • 

    Michel Lamontagne replied to the thread Design an interstellar 'generation ship' to spend decades among the stars with Project Hyperion competition.

    I prefer the solution of sending larger ships. There is probably a size of ship that is best for each destination, and smaller ships...

    Yesterday at 5:33 PM
  • 

    Michel Lamontagne replied to the thread Design an interstellar 'generation ship' to spend decades among the stars with Project Hyperion competition.

    The ship should be in constant communication with the Earth, and have at worst a few years of lag. If we do develop much faster...

    Yesterday at 5:23 PM
  • 

    Michel Lamontagne replied to the thread Design an interstellar 'generation ship' to spend decades among the stars with Project Hyperion competition.

    There is some indication that humans are evolved for small groups of about 1000. That's why we asked for the design teams to include...

    Yesterday at 5:00 PM
  • 

    Michel Lamontagne replied to the thread Design an interstellar 'generation ship' to spend decades among the stars with Project Hyperion competition.

    I'm one of the contest designers. feel free to ask questions! https://www.projecthyperion.org/

    Yesterday at 10:18 AM
  • 

    Michel Lamontagne replied to the thread Design an interstellar 'generation ship' to spend decades among the stars with Project Hyperion competition.

    The energy source would be onboard. To reach the level of prosperity required to build such a vehicle, the would need to be a solar...

    Yesterday at 10:17 AM
  • 

    Michel Lamontagne replied to the thread Design an interstellar 'generation ship' to spend decades among the stars with Project Hyperion competition.

    The ship can be fusion powered. Any ship this size, that can reach the required velocity to get anywhere in a few centuries, will have...

    Yesterday at 10:08 AM
  • 

    Michel Lamontagne replied to the thread Design an interstellar 'generation ship' to spend decades among the stars with Project Hyperion competition.

    That's the whole point of the contest, exploring if the situation is acceptable. Let's not forget that the ship should remain at all...

    Yesterday at 10:04 AM

  Show older items
• Loading…
• Loading…
• Loading…
• Loading…