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December 25, 2017 12:00 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/cTr_mjLTDqY/nasa-begins-planning-for-an-interstellar-mission-in-2069
NASA Begins Planning For An Interstellar Mission In 2069
Long-time Slashdot reader cold fjord writes:During the 2017 Geophysical Union Conference, scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory revealed that they are planning an interstellar exploration mission for the year 2069. The goal is to send a probe to Alpha Centauri, some 4.3 light years away. NASA is working on technology to allow a spacecraft to reach 10% of the speed of light, which might allow them to reach Alpha Centauri in as soon as 44 years. A number of technologies are being explored, although there are many practical hurdles. The New Scientist adds that the 2016 NASA budget directed NASA to study interstellar travel that could reach 10% of the speed of light by 2069.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/cTr_mjLTDqY/nasa-begins-planning-for-an-interstellar-mission-in-2069
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