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Space enthusiasts unveil AI-routed 80,000-year mission to Alpha Centauri

Reddit debate splits over the mission's scientific value

3 Sep 10 2:00 PM · 15d ago · 2 posts · 15 comments · 2 sources · development 3 of 3

Commenters on the r/space-style thread argue over whether the slow, soon-to-be-obsolete probe is a meaningful engineering step or a waste of resources, with some questioning the choice of Alpha Centauri over other target stars and the low cruise speed.

“Even it it would work after all that time, the signal would get lost in noise.”

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Philip Johnston Fermi Explorer co-founder, Starcloud co-founderStarcloud Aerospace company behind Starcloud-1 satelliteBreakthrough Starshot Initiative Rival 2016 interstellar proposal

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