Breakthrough Starshot
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Breakthrough Initiatives program
interstellar spaceflight project
research and engineering initiative
Breakthrough Starshot is a research and engineering project aiming to develop ultra-light, laser-propelled spacecraft capable of reaching nearby star systems within a human lifetime.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Breakthrough Initiatives program
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interstellar spaceflight project ⓘ research and engineering initiative ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
Alpha Centauri star system
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Proxima Centauri system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcedBy |
Mark Zuckerberg
NERFINISHED
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Stephen Hawking NERFINISHED ⓘ Yuri Milner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcedIn | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| announcedOn | 2016-04-12 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| estimatedTravelTimeToTarget | approximately 20 years to Alpha Centauri at proposed speeds ⓘ |
| field |
astronautics
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astrophysics ⓘ interstellar studies ⓘ photonics ⓘ |
| fundedBy | Yuri Milner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdvisoryBoardMember |
Avi Loeb
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Pete Worden NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Hawking NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChallenge |
data transmission over light-year distances with tiny transmitters
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interstellar dust impacts at relativistic speeds ⓘ pointing stability of laser array ⓘ sail material survivability under intense laser flux ⓘ |
| hasExecutiveDirector | Pete Worden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
develop ultra-light laser-propelled spacecraft
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enable interstellar travel to nearby star systems within a human lifetime ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
beamed energy propulsion
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miniaturized electronics ⓘ relativistic travel speeds ⓘ swarm of small probes ⓘ |
| hasPhase |
feasibility study
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full-scale mission deployment ⓘ technology demonstration ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Breakthrough Initiatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Breakthrough Initiatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedCruisingSpeed | up to 0.2c ⓘ |
| proposesSpacecraftType |
gram-scale spacecraft
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light sail spacecraft ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Breakthrough Listen
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Breakthrough Message NERFINISHED ⓘ Breakthrough Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresTechnology |
extremely thin reflective light sails
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high-bandwidth interstellar communication ⓘ multi-gigawatt laser array ⓘ precision formation flying of laser array elements ⓘ radiation-hardened microelectronics ⓘ |
| targetDistance | approximately 4.37 light-years ⓘ |
| usesPropulsionConcept |
ground-based high-power laser array
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photon sail propulsion ⓘ |
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