I probably won't be much up for the collab, but it's also worth noting that we're within spitting distance of a reasonable low-level powered armor. Specifically, we've got a frame that fits a marching man and makes his pack act lighter than it is. This information is at least a year old, so there've doubtless been advancements since then.
They're also doing some pretty impressive stuff with wearable computing - in particular, computers that are designed so that you can wear them around, and use them more or less constantly as an aid to life, external long-term memory, and so on.
Limb replacement cybernetics are to the point that, with a strong ten-year push or so, you could start to see replacement limbs that people might think about giving up their original limbs for. They've had optic nerve translation (use eyes as video cameras, use video cameras as eyes) for a while now.
They're getting real close to cars that can drive themselves. They already have self-parking cars on the market (given a sufficiently large parking space, appropriate amounts of peace, etc, etc, etc.)
They're looking at putting a permanent base on the moon.
Thing to remember, though - the tech would not only have to be Nifty and Useful, but specifically be Nifty and Useful in colonizing space - enough to render the possibility at least feasible - and not just feasible technologically, but feasible monetarily. The requirement to lift all of your startup gear to orbit is notably nontrivial.
They're also doing some pretty impressive stuff with wearable computing - in particular, computers that are designed so that you can wear them around, and use them more or less constantly as an aid to life, external long-term memory, and so on.
Limb replacement cybernetics are to the point that, with a strong ten-year push or so, you could start to see replacement limbs that people might think about giving up their original limbs for. They've had optic nerve translation (use eyes as video cameras, use video cameras as eyes) for a while now.
They're getting real close to cars that can drive themselves. They already have self-parking cars on the market (given a sufficiently large parking space, appropriate amounts of peace, etc, etc, etc.)
They're looking at putting a permanent base on the moon.
Thing to remember, though - the tech would not only have to be Nifty and Useful, but specifically be Nifty and Useful in colonizing space - enough to render the possibility at least feasible - and not just feasible technologically, but feasible monetarily. The requirement to lift all of your startup gear to orbit is notably nontrivial.