Firefly -- Can it Happen?

So, I just got done watching Serenity again, and it got me to thinking: what is the future of humans in space?

For those of you that don't know, Firefly is a space western that takes place five hundred years in the future. But with the future of humans looking as bleak as it does, what are the chances that space travel will be possible for the everyday person? Will the Elites ever allow it to happen? Somehow, I think the only way the common man of the future will explore the heavens is if the New World Order fails. There is no way a space faring culture can be tightly governed the way the Elites desire.


Just my thoughts on the subject. What do you think?

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Yeah, I think that some day we will have traffic in and out of space on a regular basis. However, at this time, I don't see us colonizing on other planets just yet

Originally posted by Scooby Doo
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Yeah, I think that some day we will have traffic in and out of space on a regular basis. However, at this time, I don't see us colonizing on other planets just yet

Well, I don't think that there's really any reason for a regular person to go into space unless they're going somewhere, i.e. another planet. I think it's definitely possible that we'll be able to colonize other planets, but I don't think it will happen under a one world government.