Reaching interstellar space quickly

[Lorena Wallace No.7971921]

I don't know much about launching space probes so I've come here to ask you anons because you're most likely to know.

1)Using current technology how fast could we get a space probe to go and then surpass the Voyagers to reach interstellar space faster?

2)How long could we keep that probe powered? 100, 200+ years using nuclear power?

3)If a communication satellite was launched in a far orbit could it help getting the probe's signal and increase data rate?

4)Anything else anons would like to add

I'm assuming that gravity assist would be used.

The voyagers only have so much life left and weren't designed for super long missions. But it's damn impressive they are still chugging along.

[Carroll Morris No.7971960]

>>7971921

1. Easily. Would be a fucking huge waste of money, but Spacex could just divert one of their rockets

2. Depends on how much money you want to waste and if you can get the required permissions

3. It wouldn't make it faster, but it would increase the range

4. This rocket will take thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of years to reach interstellar space

[Tomas Clarke No.7972018]

>>7971960
Nigger it too Voyager 30 years to reach interstellar space. You are thinking of the nearest star.
>>7971921
With a liquid or solid propellant rocket what that dude said is correct however nuclear rockets are a thing. Best design I've seen could get to Alpha Centauri in 50 years.

[Hazel Payne No.7972106]

>>7972018
>could get to Alpha Centauri in 50 years.

No way, link?

[Rosemary Austin No.7972118]

>>7972018
>Best design I've seen could get to Alpha Centauri in 50 years.

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