10 Technology Trends That’ll Shape The Next 10 Years

7. Space Tourism

While NASA astronauts are busy conducting experiments at the International Space Station (ISS) with little or no time for leisure, Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezo’s Blue Origin among others are already gearing for commercial space tourism. This means people can pay to visit space for a week or two to check out the moon and Mars and other celestial bodies.

Space tourism companies are working hard to have people visit sub-orbital, orbital, beyond Earth orbit for recreation purposes in the next 10 years. In April 2001, American businessman Dennis Tito went to space for leisure purposes aboard the Russian Soyuz spacecraft and spent a week at the ISS after paying $20 million, but it will be more feasible for almost anyone in the coming decades. Just apply, pay the necessary fees, undergo the necessary training, and blast off to space; and who knows, families may even be able to lift off to space for some out-of-the-world vacation. Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPCE) is the only pure play publicly traded stock in this space.

8. Implanted Microchips

With thousands of people in Sweden getting microchipped a few years back, you may end up getting microchip implants in the next 10 years too. With microchip implants, people in Sweden can verify their identities on various computer and security systems with ease, and they can access offices, homes, gyms, and even banks by swiping their hands against a digital reader. Users can also use public transportation, utilize e-tickets, access social media profiles, and store emergency numbers with absolute ease.

The convenient technology has also been embraced in the US and by 2030, people with implanted microchips will be able to monitor their health and internal organs for changes. To this extent, drugs can continuously be administered to people with diabetes and other diseases, while doctors and patients will be able to obtain precise health reports in real-time.