# The First Voyagers to the Stars May Not Be Organic by Martin Rees > “The first voyagers to the stars will not be human, and maybe not even organic.” > **— Martin Rees**, *Interstellar Travel and Post-Humans, Lifeboat Foundation, Essay* ## Sources and Context - **Direct publication and full context:** [Interstellar Travel and Post-Humans](https://lifeboat.com/interstellar.travel.and.post.humans.shtml) — The linked publication contains the quoted passage and its surrounding argument. - **Master research record:** [[research/Martin Rees on Machine Succession, Post-Human Intelligence, and the Cosmic Future|Martin Rees on Machine Succession, Post-Human Intelligence, and the Cosmic Future]] — preserves this object inside the open Martin Rees source dossier. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Cannot Un-Strike the Match|We Cannot Un-Strike the Match]] - **Article:** [[articles/We Were Never Going to Make It|We Were Never Going to Make It]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Last Migration Will Not Be Human|The Last Migration Will Not Be Human]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Space Exploration|Space Exploration]] - [[wiki/Robotic Spaceflight|Robotic Spaceflight]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The first voyagers to the stars will not be human, and maybe not even organic.” — Martin Rees, Interstellar Travel and Post-Humans, Lifeboat Foundation, Essay https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-martin-rees-first-voyagers-stars-not-organic ```