The Three Possible Classes of Interstellar Travel (forbes.com)

An anonymous reader writes: The stars call to us through the ages, with each and every one holding the promise of a future for humanity beyond Earth. For generations, this was a mere dream, as our technology allowed us to neither know what worlds might lie beyond our own Solar System or to reach beyond our planet. But time and development has changed both of those things significantly. Now, when we look to the stars, we know that potentially habitable worlds lurk throughout our galaxy, and our spaceflight capabilities can bring us there. But so far, it would only be a very long, lonely, one-way trip. This isn't necessarily going to be the case forever, though, as physically feasible technology could get humans to another star within a single lifetime, and potentially groundbreaking technology might make the journey almost instantaneous.

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Re: Here is a working link.

[Kkloe]

http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/i...

wrong classes

[supernova87a]

Oops, I was hoping that the article was about 3 different seating classes for the interstellar travel, as in:

• -- 1st class (extra legroom, all-you-can-breathe oxygen, plus massages)
• -- Business (minimum guarantee not to be ejected to space if energy concerns)
• -- Economy frozen (we'll wake you up when you get there, though may incur extra $50 fee)

I dearly hope so. For those who can barely tolerate the rest in steerage, imagine decades with your fellow man!