We will break the 'light barrier' - its not a question of 'if' but only 'when' - just like we have broken all the previous artificial barriers erected by mainstream scientists...
Keep in mind, that every year, there are more and more experiments that provide more data and validation for Einstein's equations. We are not getting close to breaking the speed of light, we are getting farther away. The more data that we get that supports Einstein's theory, the more unlikely it is that it will be broken.