Makinus, I am sorry for being sort of a bully in some previous Posts. I just want to attract an attention to the fact that the sub-light travel "too slow" is purely a conception of our perception. If we can live just 10 times longer, it should not be a psycological problem at all. Yes, it takes a lot of time but people wheo started the project should still get the ovation and due recognition during their life span, not two generations after the death.
Yes, I understand that extending our life span to 1K years looks almost as impossible as FTL. But it CAN be done. There are no fundamental obstacles. Only the nature of humanity.
[ July 20, 2004, 17:54: Message edited by: oleg ]