Human beings will never leave the solar system. As a species, we aren't going to survive long enough to do it.
While I agree that technology is proceeding at a truly breathtaking pace, it isn't enough on its own. The capital, political will, and public sentiment are just as important as whatever sort of starships you build.
I don't expect to see humans on Mars in my lifetime, and I would be surprised if we had so much as a self-sustaining Lunar colony within that timeframe.
I don't like these views any better than anyone else, but I expect that we are going to whither and die (as a species) before we ever make it off this pretty little planet.
Boru
While I agree that technology is proceeding at a truly breathtaking pace, it isn't enough on its own. The capital, political will, and public sentiment are just as important as whatever sort of starships you build.
I don't expect to see humans on Mars in my lifetime, and I would be surprised if we had so much as a self-sustaining Lunar colony within that timeframe.
I don't like these views any better than anyone else, but I expect that we are going to whither and die (as a species) before we ever make it off this pretty little planet.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
