Crowdfunded Fermi Explorer Aims for Alpha Centauri, Arriving in 80,000 Years
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A nonprofit team unveils the Fermi Explorer, a tiny, crowdfunded interstellar probe budgeted at under $15 million with a three-year launch plan that would reach Alpha Centauri in about 80,000 years; the mission aims to be first to launch but last to arrive, hoping to spark future tech and interest, with an 81-page plan and donation rewards like naming rights.
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