Asteroid/Space Resources Question

> It would in many ways be similar to the space opera settings
> of _Star Wars_ or _Star Trek_ or Asimov's _Foundation_
> series: many worlds, all less than a year's travel time away,
> all inhabited by either human beings or suspiciously humanoid
> aliens. Of course the "aliens" would be genetically
> engineered humans, uplifted animals, and the like. But still,
> it's the classic space opera setting, with no need for warp
> drive, hyperspace, subspace, etc.

Yup. I don't know why so many SF (or at least sci-fi) authors assume we
need thousands of different stars to have thousands of different worlds.
One solar system is huge enough for a long time.

Best,
- Joe