I think it is highly dependent on how technological advances occur. 150 years ago, heavier than air travel was believed to be impossible. 200 years ago, it was believed rail travel would throw people’s organs out of their body. 700 years ago large parts of the world didn’t believe there was anything beyond Europe, Africa, and Asia.
The biggest hurdles will be energy, time, and willpower. We will likely need to have technologies like miniaturized fusion reactors, better radiation and impact shielding, and either better fuel sources or faster propulsion systems.
I think it is possible we will eventually travel outside the solar system. But I also think it will not occur within the next few hundred years, and will likely initially occur via miniaturized space probes with no humans for a decent period after that.
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I think it is highly dependent on how technological advances occur. 150 years ago, heavier than air travel was believed to be impossible. 200 years ago, it was believed rail travel would throw people’s organs out of their body. 700 years ago large parts of the world didn’t believe there was anything beyond Europe, Africa, and Asia.
The biggest hurdles will be energy, time, and willpower. We will likely need to have technologies like miniaturized fusion reactors, better radiation and impact shielding, and either better fuel sources or faster propulsion systems.
I think it is possible we will eventually travel outside the solar system. But I also think it will not occur within the next few hundred years, and will likely initially occur via miniaturized space probes with no humans for a decent period after that.