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"Warp drive" - and I was/am a great fan of Startrek - remains a science fiction concept at the moment. We don't know yet if we will be ever able to create gravity by a machine let alone warp space with it.
This is very problematic for our species. We need gravity to stop our bones dissolving etc. We can mimic the effect of gravity (1G) by accelerating/breaking or by rotating a spacecraft at the correct speed - centrifigal force.
Sadly without some form of warp drive humankind is unlikely to see much of our immediate stellar vicinity within 10 light years let alone anything more distant. We will likely need to find the target planet before we leave. A good starting point for research.
Just because science fiction wants warp drive does not mean it will be possible some day. I think the 2nd law of thermodynamics becomes involved and may not be breakable. I hope it is though!
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