Ever is a very long time. We have the technology today to build a colony on the Moon and on Mars.
When something is a science problem (i.e. - warp drive) we might never achieve it, because it might not even be possible.
When something is an engineering problem (i.e. - just bigger rockets) we ALWAYS eventually get there. It just takes a small group of people with the right motivation to get it done.
Ever is a very long time. We have the technology today to build a colony on the Moon and on Mars.
When something is a science problem (i.e. - warp drive) we might never achieve it, because it might not even be possible.
When something is an engineering problem (i.e. - just bigger rockets) we ALWAYS eventually get there. It just takes a small group of people with the right motivation to get it done.