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NASA is Getting Serious About an Interstellar Mission

NASA is Getting Serious About an Interstellar Mission

NASA is Getting Serious About an Interstellar Mission

Science, Spoken · SpokenLayer

November 1, 20196m 30s

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Show Notes

Interstellar space exploration has long been the stuff of science fiction, a technological challenge that many engineers believe humans just aren’t up to yet. But an ongoing study by a group of NASA-affiliated researchers is challenging this assumption. The researchers have a vision for a mission that could be built with existing technology. Indeed, the group says that if their mission is selected by NASA it could fly as soon as 2030.

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