Has anyone considered the possiblity of colonizing any arbitrary star? As
long as there is sufficient material in orbit, be it asteroids or planets, a
seeder ship could assemble habitats for colonists, who would arrive in deep
sleep or be generated on the spot from frozen embryos or directly from a DNA
data base.
We don't necessarily need a habitable planet, or even a planet around a star
to build a colony. Given, there is something to be said for being able to
run around practically naked on a planetary surface, but this preference
might just be a remnant of our animal origins, and might not be missed by
transhumans..
Perhaps our progeny will caper naked around the photosphere of a likely star
for a family outing..
Chuck Kuecker