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by rurban 2004 days ago
Current rocket tech, not stone age.
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u801e 2004 days ago
Even the New Horizons spacecraft's speed relative to earth is less than Voyager 1, and it was launched back in 2006.
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rurban 2004 days ago
Still plain old conventional rockets. This would need 78.000 years, impossible.

Eg with a lightsail or StarChip it would need 20 years. There are also other possibilities. My neighbor is rocket technician. https://earthsky.org/space/alpha-centauri-travel-time

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u801e 2004 days ago
You did specify current rocket tech. The technologies you're talking about have not been tested or used commercially or by any space agency as far as I'm aware.
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