I don't understand the disappointed tone of this article. FTL is fantasy.
The reality is that the fastest man-made object moved at 0.05% of the speed of light.
Being able to shelter occupants from acceleration would be a major breakthrough. Being able to go 10% of the speed of light would be a breakthrough. Being able to avoid the debris floating in space would be a breakthrough.
At 10% light-speed, we could pass voyager in two weeks!