Star Trek

Here is an excellent video from You Tube regarding space exploration.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNLfNe12BKE&feature=g-vrec

At 20% the velocity of light speed we would arrive at the closest star that is four light years away in 42 years.

Thanks for sharing. Interesting. 
But a private operation is going to have to pursue this. NASA…forget about it.

NASA will have to be involved because of the advanced training it will take to operate such a ship. NASA has the facilities, technology and the experience to make it happen on a personnel side. Private industry has the facilities and technology to to make it happen on the vehicle side.