Astronomy / Space Starshot Project

[CMDR Ash]

So the creator of facebook and one of the greatest physicians of our time team up to find aliens/a new home for earth?

At the very least they have some very deep pockets to throw into it, seems like a really good project!

Although it is based in the Alpha Centauri system so I don't know if the Hutton truckers will be to happy having light sails all over there system

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/s...ckets-to-alpha-centauri-in-most-a6981101.html

[video=youtube;wMkWGN1G6Kg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMkWGN1G6Kg[/video]

 

[Minonian]

Nice idea but ther is a small problem im only recognised now.

The heat produced by such intense laser beams. I think they know what they are doing, but...