Could we build a starship using current technology?

generic mook · 04-06-2014, 10:50 PM

Suppose you had limitless resources and political will, and you wanted to build a starship. Your goal is to maintain constant acceleration of 1g for a period of at least 1 year (long enough to travel to a distant station and recharge).
1/ Could we do this using existing technology?
2/ How massive would such a vessel have to be? (Assume a human crew of 6.)

04-06-2014, 10:50 PM	#1
generic mook Join Date: May 2010	Could we build a starship using current technology? Suppose you had limitless resources and political will, and you wanted to build a starship. Your goal is to maintain constant acceleration of 1g for a period of at least 1 year (long enough to travel to a distant station and recharge). 1/ Could we do this using existing technology? 2/ How massive would such a vessel have to be? (Assume a human crew of 6.)