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17 - Outlook

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 June 2026

Coryn A. L. Bailer-Jones
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg
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This final chapter first takes a brief look at some speculative ideas for propulsion that currently lie at or beyond the edge of known physics. I then return to reality and summarize the main challenges of interstellar travel along with the most promising solutions we have considered in this book. I look again at the big picture of what we want to achieve and its ethical implications, and finish by briefly describing some steps that could be taken to get us on our way to the stars.

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  • Coryn A. L. Bailer-Jones, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg
  • Book: The Physics of Interstellar Travel
  • Online publication: 10 June 2026
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009700429.018
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  • Coryn A. L. Bailer-Jones, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg
  • Book: The Physics of Interstellar Travel
  • Online publication: 10 June 2026
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009700429.018
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  • Coryn A. L. Bailer-Jones, Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg
  • Book: The Physics of Interstellar Travel
  • Online publication: 10 June 2026
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009700429.018
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