[SamAdams76]

Most likely there are an enormous amount of earth-like planets floating out there in the universe that can support life as we know it here.

The trick for us will be finding a way to get to them. Our current methods of space travel will simply not be adequate.

[cripplecreek]

The trick for us will be finding a way to get to them. Our current methods of space travel will simply not be adequate.

Yeah. New Horizons is hauling butt for a Pluto flyby in 2015 at around 9 miles per second. Its currently about 3 hours and 10 light minutes out.

VASIMIR looks interesting as propulsion goes but it still falls far short of what's needed for any kind of interstellar flight. Still, cutting a trip to mars down to a few days would be a huge jump.