Date: December 31st, 2023 11:33 AM Author: hot garnet garrison
More precisely you begin in stationary orbit around Earth, projecting outward toward Alpha Centauri, engaging in a constant 1g rate of acceleration for about a year until you reach .995c. You maintain this velocity for about 3 years, then decelerate at 1g for about a year. You engage in some months of productive exploratory, scientific, and preparatory colonization activity within the star system and leave semi-autonomous listening and science DERGT probes to continue unmanned activities. You accelerate back home at 1g for about a year. You're again at .995c. You decelerate at 1g for about a year and arrive home into the beckoning arms of humanity. Most of this trip occurs in suspended animation but with active 1-month windows at initiation, approach, departure, and home approach. In just over a decade (approximating five years of biological aging due to reduced effects from suspension) you've successfully explored Alpha Centauri and returned home. About a hundred years have passed on Earth due to relativistic effects and you can now reap the additional biotechnological benefits and begin preparing your next crewed journey. Thanks