There’s an Earthlike planet orbiting our nearest neighbor, Proxima Centauri – but how might we actually get there?

http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/eso-exoplanet-768x424.jpg 768w, http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/eso-exoplanet-640x353.jpg 640w, http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/eso-exoplanet-106x59.jpg 106w, http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/eso-exoplanet-672x371.jpg 672w, http://www.extremetech.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/eso-exoplanet.jpg 1344w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />Ideas for interstellar travel abound, but the gap between theory and practice stretches from here to Proxima Centauri. Even if Proxima b is habitable, we’re a long way from any potential