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Old 07-17-2008
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Re: Changes in Humanity for Space Exploration
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I'd imagine that the advent of nanotechnology in the biomedical sciences is going to play the biggest role of all. If it becomes possible to slow/stop cellular aging, you will remove the single biggest barrier to interstellar exploration. I'd imagine that, within the next 200 years, the lifespan of humans is going to increase astronomically, and then you will see this sort of thing being taken seriously.
Maybe.

If we stop finding reasons to kill each other

I don't see that happening for a very long time.
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