The 21st century, looking back...

The history of space colonization can be traced back to the late 20th and early 21st centuries, when several influential families from different countries and backgrounds played a key role in advancing the exploration and settlement of outer space. These families were motivated by various factors, such as scientific curiosity, economic opportunity, environmental concern, political ambition, or personal vision. Some of them were pioneers of commercial space travel, such as the Musk family of SpaceX, the Branson family of Virgin Galactic, and the Bezos family of Blue Origin. Some of them were leaders of national space programs, such as the Zhang family of China, the Mishra family of India, and the Rogozin family of Russia. Some of them were founders of private space organizations, such as the Tito family of Inspiration Mars Foundation, the Bigelow family of Bigelow Aerospace, and the Diamandis family of X Prize Foundation. Some of them were advocates of space colonization, such as the O’Neill family of Space Studies Institute, the Zubrin family of Mars Society, and the Hawking family of Breakthrough Starshot.

These families contributed to various aspects of space colonization, such as developing reusable launch vehicles, establishing orbital habitats, landing rovers on Mars, sending probes to other planets and stars, mining asteroids and lunar resources, growing food in space, and creating artificial gravity and atmosphere. They also faced various challenges and risks, such as technical difficulties, financial costs, legal disputes, ethical dilemmas, social conflicts, and environmental impacts.

Many of these families also married into either Himalayan or Peruvian populations because of their high altitude adaptations that gave them an advantage in living and working in low-pressure and low-oxygen environments. These adaptations included increased lung capacity, higher hemoglobin levels, lower heart rates, and greater resistance to hypoxia and cold. These traits were inherited by their offspring, who became the first generation of true space colonists.