A host of earths

[Raptor1]

Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

We are not building a ship that can go .9+ c in a hurry. Also it needs to be a speed greater than .9 c because this effect dosn't become useful for interstellar travel until a speed of around .999 c is reached.

(FWI: for those who don't know c = the speed of light in a vacuum.)

Building such a ship would be a massive endeavor both in terms of building the ship and R&D. The drive would need to be some kind of Fusion drive (Like the "Impulse Engines" in Star Trek) or a massive Antimatter Boosted Fusion Orion drive (Super H-Bombs injected with Antimatter). Both would require a huge investment in R&D and infrastructure (especially for Anti-matter production) to be developed.

Yes, but the fact that it's possible to do something like that without breaking the laws of physics helps, regardless of the current level of technology.

[SteamWake]

Space travel will not be truely possible untill the 'folding' of space is realized.

Its all about the spice

[TLAM Strike]

Originally Posted by Raptor1

Yes, but the fact that it's possible to do something like that without breaking the laws of physics helps, regardless of the current level of technology.

Indeed. Even with just a "Super Orion" we could visit Alpha Centauri and some of other nearby stars like Epsilon Eridani, 61 Cygni or Tau Ceti in a crew's lifetime.

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Space travel will not be truely possible untill the 'folding' of space is realized.

Its all about the spice

Agreed, the Spice Must Flow.