Global Spinneret

Mae Jemison, quoted in Uniting the Planet for a Journey to Another Star

Although over the years space has become more accessible to a number of nations, genders and ethnicities, Jemison thinks that the people involved in space exploration “still has this feeling of being a small exclusive preserve of folks.” Space needs to be more accessible, and although many of the public may not want to go into space themselves, they may still want to be included in the effort. The 100YSS project provides a means to unite the world toward a common goal.

I would love to see interstellar travel become the long-term goal that makes solar system settlement look like a practical near-term strategy, rather than the exclusive extravagance it’s seen as today.