A research paper on interstellar travel shows that the earliest humans will be boarding a spaceship and star-hopping is probably in about 200 years. Could be as soon as 2106. Could be as far off as 4220. Hard to say really!
(via Brad Plumer)
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/06/tough-luck-nerds-the-interstellar-vacation-of-your-dreams-is-at-least-200-years-away/258420/