[cgbg]

Space is vast—and this is just the beginning of the race.

In one hundred years the scorecard may look very different.

[zeestephen]

Re: "Space is vast - this is just the beginning..."

More like the beginning of the beginning.

1,000 years from now, we will still be confined to this solar system.

There will be no practical or profitable way to transport space natural resources to Earth, even if the resources exist.