Concept design of a near future interplanetary spacecraft. I tried to achieve an acceptable level of realism by applying my own, limited understanding of spaceflight principles and by extensively tapping into the almighty web (e.g. Atomicrocket). I’m an aviation engineer though and most definitely not a rocket scientist, so feel free to let me know when I’m talking out of my ass here.
Its a very plausible design if humanity can collectively get its arse together and focus on the level of investment in space exploration within this decade as was the case in the 60's and most importantly carry on the momentum beyond merely planting flags.