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15.6 years for the passenger, thousands of years from our perspective.

• Groxx 13y ago
  Meh. People were willing to go half-way across the world to try living somewhere new, probably never to return. Announce the trip, and you'll have to weed out volunteers pretty viciously.
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• alex-g 13y ago
  So after a few subjective years, you will be overtaken by newer and faster ships, and when you arrive, there will be a flourishing civilization already there to greet you.
  • fernly 13y ago
    And the people in the faster ships will be your grandchildren, yup. Plot of Heinlein's "Time for the Stars", pretty much.
    • alex-g 13y ago
      I was thinking of "Far Centaurus" by A. E. van Vogt, but I'll look up the Heinlein as well now.
    • bpicolo 13y ago
      I read this when I was younger and had no idea what it was called until now. I've tried to remember it a bunch. Thanks!