The future of space travel could include tourism and relocation

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It’s no shocker when several people loudly threaten to leave the country if an election doesn’t go their way. Yet it’s hard to go anywhere this year, with a pandemic locking most people in place. Will the time come when we hear promises to bolt the planet?

“Will the election make some people want to leave the planet? Probably. I’ve already seen some friends on Facebook say so,” said Glenn Reynolds, a law professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and author of the new short book America’s New Destiny in Space.

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