http://www.newswise.com/articles/2002/2/PLUTO.APL.html 2015 --------------so long to wait, so little patience
Yes speed is a deterent from space travel, however another possible alternative to speed is life extension. With the current progres of DNA mapping and cloning we will inevitably prolong life. Having a life expectency of 500 to 1000 years or more, will make space travel appear possible even with current slow speeds. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Welcome to sciforums, flashlight. You have a good point but surely that amount of time would drive someone banana's to be couped in something as small as a spacecraft. I think the end answer for us, until we solve this light speed barrier, is cyrogenics, life extension, or downloaded consciousness into machine or virtual life. This comes faster than we realize at the present pace of science. (I sound like a Cris supporter, nothing wrong with that I suppose.)