It is said that we do not have such advanced technology in order to send a spacecraft out of the solar system. (Source: Everyone around)
When a spacecraft is launched from Earth and aims to leave the solar system, it would get slowed down due to the Sun's gravitational pull. And at some point, it will have a speed of 0 and would start falling into the Sun (if it only uses fuel to propel itself).
But if an object is traveling faster than the escape velocity at that certain location, then it would end up escaping from the gravitational pull at some point, but its speed would get slowed down. $v_\infty=\sqrt{V^2-v_e^2}$
The orbital velocities of planets in the solar system are used to gain speed in interstellar trips. The voyagers are good examples, they both used Jupiter for a slingshot so they could boost their speed in order to overcome escape velocity at that certain location and be able to leave the solar system. (Source: NASA)
Most interstellar ships (so far) use Jupiter for gravitational slingshots. Would humans be able to launch a spacecraft and make it go beyond Jupiter or if possible leave the solar system without making any gravitational assist?
Such spacecraft has an IMPORTANT launch mass, it is not like the New Horizons which was about 500kg. A big rocket such as the Apollo 11 has a launch mass of 45,000kg. (Source: Apollo11)
How far would it go beyond Jupiter, could it reach Saturn or go even farther?