Quote Originally Posted by Alric View Post
I just can't wait until we are able to actually get to other planet and go see ourself. I am really hoping that we advance medice quick enough that people will have vastly larger life spans, so that it is possible.
We also need a fuel source to travel 600 light years, and be able to travel near (or beyond) the speed of light while keeping said people alive and sustained for that many years... the ship itself would take such huge quantities of resources for fuel, living requirements, etc...

I'm not saying it's impossible, but it's highly improbable without resources (plus China is stockpiling all of the precious metals they can to be used for energy production, solar cells, wind turbines, etc.) It would be a neat idea, though.