When it comes to space colonization or a permanent presence in space we must have some clear positive economic feedback. It is of no use to build a base or colony on the moon, or even more outlandishly on Mars, if there is no return on investments. Maybe solar power satellites and then mining small near Earth asteroids are a start. Yet, so far no clear strategy exists.
It is a matter of industry and economics and not science. We can do plenty of science in space without astronauts. In fact rather little science comes from putting people in space. If we do have some trajectory into space it is possible genetic reengineering of Homo sapiens may become necessary. Brave New World may become reality. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to everything-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/f73f6930-be91-4b46-b622-fd46715c645fo%40googlegroups.com.