I have no doubt that we will eventually find ways of crossing the immense distances of space in just a few years. One of our species' great strengths is embracing new ideas and evolving them into cutting edge technologies. Just look at advances we've made in the fields of medicine, communications, and electronics. We only built the first silicon chips 60 years ago. Now, it powers just about every aspect of our lives. Our ingenuity will get us to Proxima B. - Stephen Hawking, 2018, 'Leaving Earth'
In the next 100 years, we will embark on our greatest adventure. Our destiny is in the star. Space, here we come. For me it’s not a question of whether we will become an interstellar species, but only a question of when. - Stephen Hawking, 2016