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I too hope that one day we will find a way to explore the universe and to move out acorss it. For one, this planet and this solar system has a limited life span. Granted, from what we know in theory so may this universe. But, as a Father I would like to think that my children's children would have a future which is why on one level I have spent the better part of the last couple of decades thinking along such lines and the focus of a lot of the articles I have done in the past few years has been on the subject of space craft propulsion from a theoretical stand point. A lot of us reasearching such do so for many reasons. Some grew up on Star Trek, Star Wars, Babylon Five, and simply would like to see something of that kind of future. Some aspire to being the one who develops such an idea and getting recognized as a real world equal to Zephran Cochran from ST fame. Some simply like the challenge such research offers. But most of us all share that background hope and wish for the survival of the human species.

However, if earth history is any example making it to the stars is only part of what we face when it comes to survival. For one, I doub't that if life exists out there all of it will welcome us with open arms ala Star Trek. If I was going to suggest any version of SF was closer to the real future that awaits us it would be that shows like Babylon Five where we face friends and foes alike is closer to reality. Evolution is about survival and growth.