Star Dreamer
Is it possible to reach the stars? Mankind’s progress has been exponential throughout history. It took thousands of years to create the wheel, hundreds of years to make the car, then only decades to go to the moon. By the 23rd, 24th, maybe 25th century, I think we will have access to other planets of our solar system. We already have cameras taking pictures of Mars, so why not send a person up there? A lot of fiction entertainment from literature to video games build stories around these concepts, but that doesn’t mean the concepts themselves are also fiction. The Mass Effect trilogy revolves around an intergalactic organization, like the UN but for entire planets. I doubt something like that would come to pass, but I think we can and probably will have access to other planets. The possibilities as to what we could do are endless: we could import raw materials, build colonies, create tourism sites, and other things that I can’t think of right now. I’m sure there would be ethical questions that would be raised up appropriate for the times, but that occurs with every new breakthrough. And I’m assuming that there are no aliens within our solar system, so the only beings we would have to deal with are ourselves, like every other point in history. Who knows what the technology will be like at that distant future, so I certainly think it’s possible and even probable. Maybe we can even have access to Pluto and use it for some purpose.
