[neverevergiveup]

“A mere 16 light years away”. Means we will NEVER be where it is.

As the 'crow flies' yes, but if space and time are truly 'bendable', then we might.

[kjam22]

There is no such “thing” as time. It is not bendable. Time is a perception. While our perception may be bent or manipulated it does not shorten a distance.