But it's not hard to imagine that one day humans will want to venture further, perhaps towards a star in our galactic ... for submissions for the design of a crewed interstellar generation ship.

"Chemical rockets that we use today, even with the extra speed boost from flying by planets, or from swinging by the sun for a boost, just don't have the ability to scale to useful interstellar speeds ...

Interstellar travel has long been a dream ... backed by theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking and scientist Yuri Milner — aims to send miniature spacecraft to Alpha Centauri, our nearest star system.

SpaceX’s reusable rockets have revolutionized space travel, and Starship, despite prototype setbacks, is paving the way for interstellar exploration. While Starship’s first tests faced ...