How exactly will humanity leave Earth?

"It will be difficult enough to avoid disaster in the next hundred years, let alone the next thousand or million." "Our only chance of long-term survival is not to remain inward-looking on planet Earth, but to spread out into space." - Stephen Hawking

Many scientists believe that it's too late to save our planet, and that all we can do is prolong its death. They suggest we leave Earth - but there are a number of engineering challenges involved with leaving Earth en masse that have not been addressed.

How do we get a significant portion of the population off Earth?

• People should be intact and alive
• People should not be genetically or cybernetically modified
• "Significant portion" means at least 1 in 1000 people still alive by the time your project has been constructed. You can choose specifics about the people chosen but they should be diverse, from a range of countries. Assume they can be transported to anywhere on Earth.
• "off Earth" means low-Earth orbit. Another question will address where they go from there.
• Money and time are not constraints, but the cheaper and quicker is better
• Assume modern-day technology exists at the start of your project

posted almost 8 years ago

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