Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-288) and index
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Designing a mission -- The target : Alpha Centauri and other nearby stars -- The trouble with rockets -- The antimatter alternative -- Journey by starlight : the story of the solar sail -- Of lightsails, ramjets, and fusion runways -- Breaking through at NASA : science on the edge -- Interstellar communications and navigation -- A spacecraft that can think for itself -- The future of the interstellar idea