> send a rocket to Andromeda that would arrive in 10,000 to 65,000 years Andromeda is 2.5 million light years away. You are probably thinking of sending some v

> send a rocket to Andromeda that would arrive in 10,000 to 65,000 years Andromeda is 2.5 million light years away. You are probably thinking of sending some vehicle to the closest star, Proxima Centauri, which is just about 4.25 light years away. This is the same as 270000 AU away; Voyager 1 has been launched 45 years ago, and it's at 157 AU from Earth, which means it traveled at an average speed of about 3.5 AU/year. At this speed it would take it 77000 years to get to Proxima Centauri.