[TheOldLady]

Yes, if we’re going intergalactic or interstellar, we better have some of that alien technology goin’ on there, Star Trek, Star Wars, Stargate, whatever. Cuz we ain’t gettin’ there with the remnants of the Space Shuttle program.

[Errant]

This "smells" like something Obama or one of his liberal cronies thought up...

Look for George Lucus & etc to be drafted into the project.

[GonzoGOP]

Yes, if we’re going intergalactic or interstellar, we better have some of that alien technology going

Well an Orion drive could get you to the nearest stars in a reasonable time, say 50-60 years. And that is using 1950's technology. Intergalactic, no way. We are talking millions of light-years so even if you could push your speed up close to C it would still take millions of years. And the C isn't just a good idea, its the law.