So you want to go to space? (emf2026)

This humorous talk, needing no prior knowledge of rocketry or space travel, will take a walk through different ways humans have considered getting to space. From things that actually work, to the things that could theoretically work if you ignore things like safety or the rest of humanity, via things that should work but only on other celestial objects. With pictures, diagrams, and increasingly abstract sketches. While some of the ideas may seem a quite sci-fi this will only cover things people have (semi) seriously considered and have known physics. No hyper drives, wormholes, or dilithium crystals here. You won’t believe number 8. Licensed to the public under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ about this event: https://www.emfcamp.org/schedule/2026/161-so-you-want-to-go-to-space