Space transport in 2050 (Article)
Task.
An in-flight magazine has asked its readers to submit a light-hearted article with the title Space transport in 2050. Write an article describing possible future forms of transport and saying how you would take advantage of them.
(280-320 words).
Not only has technology revolutionized the way we work and study, but it also has transformed the way we travel. From electric cars to high-speed trains, we appear to be on the verge of the advent of a starship that will shuttle passengers into the furthermost reaches of deep space in the twinkling of an eye. What is in store for us? Will it be feasible for us to reach Mars as tourists at little to no cost as we are being promised?
Future forms of transport
By 2050 the global urban population is projected to increase by over two billion people. Therefore, to accommodate it, the transportation system must undergo vast alterations.
No sooner will self-driving electric cars and trains be commonplace than even more advanced technologies will emerge. From vacuum sealed maglev trains to hypersonic airliners, innovative vehicles will likely accelerate people up to 760 miles per hour allowing for safety, comfort and quick journeys. Meanwhile what will shuttle space tourists to the Moon and colonists to Mars will be ultra-fast starships.
Advanced technology benefits
On a large scale to help fight climate change ground and air transportation will offer more friendly-environmental options, allowing us to be more energy efficient by utilizing maglev trains and electric short-distance planes, while hopefully cutting down fuel costs, and release no emissions while gliding quietly across the lakes or seas on all-electric yachts.
Ultimately, making use of futuristic forms of transport will vastly benefit citizens, namely transporting them to their destination in no time, enhancing safety, increasing space and diminishing gas emissions being launched into the atmosphere.
Future forms of transport are being designed to facilitate our lives in terms of time and comfort during commuting to work or merely travelling around the world. Furthermore, on a larger scale they represent an efficient way to fight climate change which is not to be taken for granted.