Breakthrough Starshot
research and engineering project by Breakthrough Initiatives
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Michio Kaku: Future of Humans, Aliens, Space Travel & Physics | Lex Fridman Podcast #45
Lex Fridman
A research program advocating for small, laser-propelled nanocrafts to reach nearby stars.
Natalya Bailey: Rocket Engines and Electric Spacecraft Propulsion | Lex Fridman Podcast #157
Lex Fridman
A research and engineering project aiming to develop a fleet of light-sail propelled nanocraft capable of traveling to Alpha Centauri at 20% the speed of light.
Avi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua | Lex Fridman Podcast #154
Lex Fridman
A project developing light sail technology to send a spacecraft at a fraction of the speed of light to visit nearest stars within a human lifetime.
David Kipping: Alien Civilizations and Habitable Worlds | Lex Fridman Podcast #355
Lex Fridman
An initiative providing encouragement for the technical possibility of sending small probes (microprobes) to the nearest stars at fractions of the speed of light.
Is Interstellar Travel Impossible?
PBS Space Time
A program that proposes sending tiny, light-sail-powered spacecraft to 20% light speed using a giant array of lasers.