Is it possible to create Orbital construction yards for Spaceships?

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Creating orbital construction yards for spaceships is feasible, similar to the International Space Station (ISS) concept. The discussion highlights the potential for launching multiple sections into orbit to build large ships for interstellar travel. While the physics of maintaining velocity in space supports the idea of traveling to other solar systems, the practicality of such journeys raises concerns, particularly regarding the lengthy timeframes involved. The conversation also touches on humanity's long-term survival in relation to the sun's lifecycle, suggesting that current existential threats are not immediate. Overall, the feasibility of orbital construction for spaceships is acknowledged, but the implications of interstellar travel remain complex and speculative.
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can mankind do like the ISS and launch many sections of a orbital space-dock into the orbit and use these as a platform to build large ships required to transport people to other solar systems?
 
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Yes, it certainly is... though I don't know about the traveling to other solar systems thing.
 
why could we not travel to another solar system? my physics teacher last year seemed to say something about if you gave something a force in space (for example a blast from an engine for a few hours) it would retain most of its velocity for a long time, and as we could build larger and larger ships what would stop us?
 
We can send ships anywhere we want to, given enough time. But if it takes a thousand years to get there, there isn't all that much reason to go.
 
so how does humanity avoid annihilation when the sun dies if there is no point going anywhere. or is that just ur personal view?
 
Since humanity has only been around for about 40,000 years and the sun has another 4,000,000,000 to go before burning out, it isn't a scenario to be seriously considering at this point.
 
can we agree to disagree on this one?
 

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