A Fred or George Future?

Don't get me wrong, this is the kind of future I have always envisioned for humankind. I assumed before long that viable, factory scale space stations would be in orbit, and within a century asteroid mining would be a viable industry. Soon the "Belters" would obtain independance from Earth and form a nation of sorts of their own. How long before a visit to Alpha Centauri?

Ah, so much more to say but I have an early lecture tomorrow and my Lab Final.

Soon.