DEATH PHYSICS Fear of Death is the hidden variable behind humanity's failure to traverse the cosmos. Our outer world is a production of our inner one, both individually and collectively. The barrier to space isn't technology it's consciousness. It's the weight of our fear that keeps us tethered to Earth. So forget about the sound barrier- mastery of the fear of death is escape velocity. Death is the zero point, the formless field of Limitless potential and boundless energy. William shatner, aboard a capsule with others, described space as "Death in it's most terrifying form." But Michael collins, the most isolated man in history, felt "awareness, expectation, and satisfaction." Those who dare to cross the abyss don't find the end- they're reborn. The moment we stop fearing the void we become Stars.