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Interstellar space travel is unmanned or manned travel between stars. The concept of interstellar travel in starships is a staple in science fiction. Interstellar travel is tremendously more difficult than interplanetary travel. Intergalactic travel, the travel between different galaxies, is even more difficult. Many scientific papers have been published about related concepts. Given sufficient travel time and engineering work, both unmanned and generational interstellar travel seem possible, though representing a very considerable technological and economic challenge unlikely to be met for some time, particularly for manned probes. NASA has been engaging in research into these topics for several years, and has accumulated a number of theoretical approaches. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. Why is interstellar travel difficult? Asked by Christopher P - Sun Jun 25 15:57:49 2006 - - 16 Answers - 0 Comments A. If you made a scale model with the distance from the earth to the sun scaled to be one inch, the distance to the *nearest* star other than the sun would be over 4 miles! Most of the stars we see at night (without a telescope) would be from 4 miles to over 1000 miles on this scale. So the basic problem with interstellar travel is that the distances are absolutely incredible. The farthest that a probe of ours has travelled is about 9 feel on this scale and it has taken 3 decades to do that. Answered by mathematician - Sun Jun 25 17:35:52 2006 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Interstellar travel" |
