“From the earliest days in Earth’s recorded history, there has been a bittersweet emotion that wells up within us as we gaze into the expanse of the night sky. Some of us long for the day when the human race can travel beyond the stars. Is it really just a hope for the future rather than a remembrance of our past?”

– Lyssa Royal and Keith Priest, The Prism of Lyra: An Exploration of Human Galactic Heritage