Step One: Imagine Going to The Stars

Everyone who has every seen the original star trek show realizes that much of what was Science Fiction in the 1960's, has become Science Fact today. ST's communicators are today's cell phones, computer networks are everywhere and, of course, we can voice activate our computers if we want to (some improvement is still needed.)

If hu-beings are going to go To The Stars (AND WE ARE) then a necessary first step is to imagine doing so. Many science fiction stories, books and movies have depicted our voyages to the stars, educating each generation and getting us prepared to do the actual work. I came across the following video which reviews John Scalzi's new epic space adventure, The Last Colony.
This book chronicles the return of hero John Perry and explodes with all the combat and drama fans expect from John Scalzi. A previous work of John Scalzi's is the award-winning breakout book, Old Man's War.
It is this kind of fictional work that is helping to lead hu-beingkind into space.