Will the human race ever permanently colonize space? if so, when do u think this will happen?

Answer 1

in the not too far future, it won't be a question of 'if' we go to space and colonize, it will be a 'have to' in order for us to survive. we are getting way to populated not to at some point.
I coined a bit of a phrase years ago. "anything that a sci-fi writer can imagine about things in the future, today, tools and the like, will be a fact tomorrow."

Answer 2

The ISS is never unmanned, so technically people from the human race are already permanently colonizing as we speak, but in the context of your question, I would say the first community of more than 15 peeps will be NASA based on the moon, and should pop up around 2030. Eventually military bases will appear in 2045 to 2060, and Civilian resorts should show up in 2060 to 2075. I would estimate that the first large scale functional habitat for 1000+ people wont show up for 200 - 300 years. I know that sounds pessimistic, but we just aren't putting mad money into the NASA program by US budget standards, or my standards.

Far down the road... If all things stay hunky dory, there should be more humans in space than on earth by 2800 -3000

Answer 3

Will the human race ever permanently colonize Earth?

Colonize Earth first, then we can talk about space.


The island of Manhattan in the state of New York, USA, have the population density of around 26.000 people/km. Most of Manhattan is used by non locals.

The Earth's land surface have the population density of around 50 people/km.

If the current growth of population doubling every 20 to 30 years remained static, then the Earth's land surface will have the population density of Manhattan in around 2 to 3 centuries.

It should be noted that we will probably colonize the sea first, then space.



But if the definition of colonize means 2 or more people, like it already had been said, it has been done.

Answer 4

Well, if you were born after 1980, there has never been a time in your life when there HAS NOT been a man in space. Colonization is simply the next step. Man is an explorer by nature. I'd personally like to see colonization of the ocean floors...

Millions of years of dead things falling to the bottom creates some wicked growing soil for agriculture...

Answer 5

The only way that humans will ever leave earth to live elsewhere is by terraforming another planet in our solar system (mars is the only suitable candidate). Humans will most likely never reach another star, because even the closest is lightyears away, which would take us literally forever to travel... If we can form an atmosphere around mars, then it is possible. If not, then humans will never live off of earth. The logistics of living without an atmosphere are too complicated - carrying oxygen everywhere you go, having to be extremely cautious with every movement so you dont tear your suit and expose yourself to the vaccuum of space, staying out of the 200 degree sun (and the minus 180 degree shade)...

Answer 6

We can barely get our self out of our own atmosphere at the moment until we can make a freindly source of fuel thats cheep efficent and can get us across great distances in no or very little time it wont be for awhile my suggestion is anti matter or anti gravity but i dont think that technology will be developed for hundreds of years theoritically it is possible but hey it mgiht alreayd be done just who knows what the goverment hides on that subject and btw there was a period in our histroy where we did not advance technologicly for 890 years this is called the dark ages if it wasnt for that we would already be in the early stages of colonizing our solar system maybe even out lining systems yeah say want you want about my theorys i dont care all i know is i want to be there to lead a empire stretching acorss the universe a passive empire it would be great for us i know so much but i dotn want to type it yet but honestly sad to say colonization of our galaxy wont happen for two thousand years..sadly only a theory :-//

Answer 7

Humans are expansionists by nature and space colonization is inevitable. Plus I believe it is the best thing for the survival of the human race.

Answer 8

I think it will be a long time before we colonize space. What will probably be happening soon is weapons systems will be developed in space that will assure military superiority over the earth for whichever nations have them.

Answer 9

I believe space colonisation will teach us just how much we need the earth, because we will discover the importance of things we aren't taking into account now, due to lack of experience with being really far out there.
So, if longterm space colonisation takes off, we will likely see a new kind of human developing over the aeons, one which can deal with not being on earth, and has DNA modifications (whether artificial ones or grown ones remains to be seen).

Answer 10

It is a race against self-destruction. If we can survive ourselves for another two or three centuries, technology may be advanced enough to make this feasible, at least within our solar system.

However, overpopulation, climate issues, pollution, epidemics, collapse of food production, etc., etc., will provide huge challenges in the meantime to a degree never before faced by so many people. And that's in THIS century, the century of ourselves and our children.