The Science Fiction Reader Wants to Know, What Is Our Tech Level?

The science fiction reader wants to know, what is our tect level? Are spaceships rare or common? There are multiple species, but have they been working together a long time, or te j made contact. They want to know whether we have fu faster than likt travel. And that first chapter could get very, very top heavy and be difficult to write. The reason why it's important so that the actual dragon bone question that is setting up for it to have actual dragons later, could get swapped.