Breakthrough Starshot

[iancampbell]

Interstellar missions of any kind are probably at least a century away; this isn't even on the horizon for most politicians. However when the first boostbeams lasers are being built, we can be fairly sure that some politicians will be apprehensive about them.

In this case, and strictly IMHO, rightly so. At least unless humanity (whatever that means by then) and any other sapients who might be present have grown up a little.