02. When will it be possible for people to travel into space and establish life on other planets? Are we ready to go now? (A K2S Question)

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It is difficult to predict when it will be possible for people to travel to space and live there, but what we can be sure of is that the arrival of affordable and safe manned sub-orbital space travel is very close. This will be a small but incredibly significant step to more ambitious plans, including establishing permanent human communities away from Earth. Design and construction for space hotels is well advanced. The entrance of private sector innovation and finance into the space industry could easily mean that orbital holidays and semi permanent communities will be a reality before the end of the next decade.

Answer provided by Sir Richard Branson & Norman Mineta


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