[Space/Spaceships] Getting the velocity/Delta V I want with the tech I want

[Anthony]

Originally Posted by scc

Exactly, and if there's no trade there's no way for people to go there which kinda makes the whole thing pointless. Plus the people who bankrolled the colony will want a return on their investment

Absent TL^ stuff, colonization at these distances is always going to be a vanity project; the return on investment is the prestige you get out of its success.