> You just have to first hack … another suitable species (or their technological artifacts) wherever you want to go, and have them create the biological substra

> You just have to first hack … another suitable species (or their technological artifacts) wherever you want to go, and have them create the biological substrate and download/upload mechanism on their end. I presume humans are the result of such a hack a few billion years ago. Interstellar travel require patience, at least to get beyond the initial latency.