Beam Me to Alpha Centauri!

Physicists Jeffrey Greason and Gerrit Bruhaug are lighting up interstellar ambitions with a plan to send a 1,000 kg probe to Alpha Centauri using a relativistic electron beam. Clocking in at 10% the speed of light, this high-tech rocket could reach our nearest star in just over 40 years. Powered by a solar statite and tackling hefty challenges like 19 GeV energy requirements, this bold venture hints that with a sprinkle of tech magic, humanity’s first interstellar visitor might arrive within our lifetimes. Starry-eyed optimism meets scientific savvy!