What will the Future be like?
Assuming that the prophecies of 2012 does not come true, we as a civilization are in for amazing technological advancements. Think Star Trek or Star Wars. By the year 2200, some scientists predict we will have cars that fly. There will be lanes in the sky where we will be able to drive our cars up to hundreds of miles an hour. Electric boundaries will make sure that the cars stay in the sky without falling.
As for space exploration, this may be our biggest advancement. NASA will have built a base on the Moon and Mars. Humans will be able to travel to these two places for a vacation and space travel will not be as dangerous. Space ships will be much larger and possibly able to travel in minutes to another part of the galaxy. It is possible that the United States military will have special planes that are able to fly around the solar system instead of just in the air.
It might be possible that we will have made contact with other life-forms by this point. Aliens may become commonplace and live among us in peace. Since we have advanced to a new technological highpoint, aliens would see us as no longer inferior and would want to become united in a common purpose with us humans.