Perseverance Rover

 

Perseverance Rover

Eternal life is a Malthusian problem Where to put everyone? Of course, the invention of a magic elixir will undoubtedly be accompanied by the kind of vehicles that can negotiate cracks in time. Kepler planets 1200 light years from earth will no longer be out of the reach for the average space traveler, The title of Alfred Bester's classic, The Stars My Destination says it all.  On October 11th, NASA's Perseverance Rover set a record by traversing 28.1 miles through the Martian Jezero Crater. Puny stuff when you look at dark matter and dark energy, on which some space cowboys are likely to hitch a ride. But will immortality bring back the dead? It would pose another real estate issue, if it weren't for the fact there are billions of galaxies. Getting to the Hamptons on 4th of July weekend takes forever, but who cares when you have all the time in the world?