A century is an exceptional life for a human, but far greater spans of years will be made possible by the technologies of the 21st century. This post claims a million years: a life of a length hard to envisage. Despite being out there, the million year life span is not an unsupported pipe dream. Living for a million years is a goal that can be envisaged in some detail today: the steps from here to there laid out, the necessary research and development plans outlined, and the whole considered within the framework of what is permissible under the laws of physics, and what the research community believes can be achieved within the next 20, 50, or 100 years.