[discostu]

Definitely. But the speed issues will probably get solved in a curve anyway, so somewhere along the lines we’ll be able to navigate the solar system in weeks or days before we get any kind of warp drive. Kind of like how we had to be able to go 700MPH before we could break the speed of sound.

[cripplecreek]

But the speed issues will probably get solved in a curve anyway, so somewhere along the lines we’ll be able to navigate the solar system in weeks or days before we get any kind of warp drive.

I think the next big leap will be with manufacturing in space. People seem to forget the enormous cost of launch from the surface of earth. Bigger really is better in space but its also harder to launch from the surface. That's why I'm hoping for real success from the companies working toward mining asteroids.

[from occupied ga]

so somewhere along the lines we’ll be able to navigate the solar system in weeks or days before we get any kind of warp drive

No "we" won't. You never took physics did you?