In Quest to Reach Alpha Centauri, Breakthrough Starshot Launches World’s Smallest Spacecraft “Breakthrough Starshot, a multi-faceted program to develop and launch practical interstellar space missions, successfully flew its first spacecraft […]
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Congress Asks NASA To Consider Interstellar Travel Research
U.S. lawmaker orders NASA to plan for trip to Alpha Centauri by 100th anniversary of moon landing, Science “Representative John Culberson (R-TX), a self-professed space fan who chairs the House […]
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Building Earth's First Starships
Announcing “Breakthrough Starshot”: Building Earth’s First Starships, SpaceRef “Plans for Earth’s first starships are being announced today in New York City. At a midday press conference, Yuri Milner’s Breakthrough Prize […]