"Why not within our lifetimes"

As things stand right now:

1. Funding for science is appallingly low 2. Many of the best minds go into banking, management consulting and law

Making this happen within our lifetimes needs prompt ACTION.

Incidentally, even partial progress within our current life expectancies can extend our lifetimes, perhaps enough for more progress to be made which will extend our lifetimes more, and so on. This gives longevity research more runway, which is nice.

degreys "longevity escape velocity"