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The technology of the next few decades could possibly allow us to
explore with robotic probes the closest stars outside our Solar
System, and maybe even observe some of the recently discovered
planets circling these stars. This book looks at the reasons for
exploring our stellar neighbors and at the technologies we are
developing to build space probes that can traverse the enormous
distances between the stars. In order to reach the nearest stars,
we must first develop a propulsion technology that would take our
robotic probes there in a reasonable time. Such propulsion
technology has radically different requirements from conventional
chemical rockets, because of the enormous distances that must be
crossed. Surprisingly, many propulsion schemes for interstellar
travel have been suggested and await only practical engineering
solutions and the political will to make them a reality. This is a
result of the tremendous advances in astrophysics that have been
made in recent decades and the perseverance and imagination of
tenacious theoretical physicists. This book explores these
different propulsion schemes - all based on current physics - and
the challenges they present to physicists, engineers, and space
exploration entrepreneurs. This book will be helpful to anyone who
really wants to understand the principles behind and likely future
course of interstellar travel and who wants to recognizes the
distinctions between pure fantasy (such as Star Trek's 'warp
drive') and methods that are grounded in real physics and offer
practical technological solutions for exploring the stars in the
decades to come.
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