Nuggets from Cosmos, Creator, and Human Destiny

This desperate statement from Hawking tells us how inadequate he thinks our present “space” program is. The Star Trek system (could we develop it in 200 or even 300 years?) isn’t even in the feasibility study stage. Even if possible, the cost would be prohibitive and its value almost nothing in relation to the size of the cosmos. That advancement would supposedly allow us to travel at or near the speed of light. But it would still take 100,000 years to cross our galaxy and 250,000 to circle it. The distances across space from one star and galaxy to another are realities that we can’t change! Might this entire space exploration idea be a fantasy driven by pride and personal ambition?