Fermi Explorer: Wadada ugu horreysa ee qofka sameeyay ee u socota dhinaca kale ee qorraxda
Shirkad ku magacaaban Starcloud waxay soo saartay qorshe cusub oo ku saabsan inay u dirto fariin gaadiid oo yar oo 80,000 sano socda u socota qorraxta Alpha Centauri, taasoo noqon doonta mid ka mid ah qalabka qofka sameeyay ee ugu horreeya ee u socda dhinaca kale ee qorraxda.
Qorshaha iyo kooxda ka dambeysa
Kooxda ka dambeysa Starcloud waxay leedahay Philip Johnston, Adi Oltean, iyo Ezra Feilden, iyadoo Garret Jameson uu yahay maamulaha barnaamijka. Qorshaha ayaa ah inay u dirto gaadiid yar oo 10 cm oo laba jeer ah, oo culayskiisu yahay 1 kilogram, si uu uga baxo qorraxda maamulka.
Barnaamijkan ayaa loo magacaabay Fermi Explorer, kaas oo ah mid aan waxba lahayn, waxaana loo qorsheeyay inuu ka baxo 2029. Mashruucu wuxuu ku baxayaa lacag dhan $15 milyan, waxaana loo baahan yahay in la helo macaamiil iyo macaamiil si loo dhisayo gaadiidka.
Sababta iyo xisaabta
Philip Johnston wuxuu yiri: 'Haddii qorraxda dhiigga ee dhiigga ay noqon karto 200 milyan sano, qalabka qofka sameeyay wuxuu si fudud uga gudbi karaa muuqaalka radiyashada ee aan u aragno 50,000 sano.'
Waxaa jira inuu yiraahdo: 'Ma ahan inaan u diyaar garoobo inaan gaadiidka u diyaariyo markii 80,000 sano la gaaro. Waxaan rajeynayaa in qof kale oo qof ah uu ka gudbi karo.' Qorshuhu wuxuu ku saleysan yahay inuu isticmaalo tillaabooyin hore loo sameeyay, si loo yareeyo kharashka.
Tariikhda iyo horumarka
Barnaamijka hore ee Breakthrough Starshot, oo la aasaasay 2016-kii, wuxuu ahaa mid ku saabsan inuu isticmaalo nidaamka laso gaaro qorraxda, laakiin wuxuu ku dhacay 2025-kii. Fermi Explorer wuxuu u muuqdaa mid ka duwan, kaas oo u isticmaali doona tillaabooyin hore loo sameeyay.
Gaadiidka Voyager, oo la soo saaray 1977-kii, wuxuu hadda ka fog yahay 26 biloyon oo km, halka Alpha Centauri ay ka fog tahay 41 biloyon oo km. Fermi Explorer wuxuu noqon doonaa qalabka qofka sameeyay ee shanaad ee ka baxa qorraxda.
The founders of Starcloud, a startup known for its orbital GPU fleet, have unveiled Fermi Explorer, a nonprofit mission to send a 1-kilogram spacecraft on an 80,000-year journey to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to our solar system.
A Mission Built on Proven Technology
Fermi Explorer will use existing space technologies rather than pushing the frontier of propulsion. The spacecraft will carry a 10 cm square payload weighing just 1 kilogram, and the mission is intended to cost about $15 million.
The plan is to launch the vehicle on a rocket rideshare in 2029, then use efficient but low-power electric propulsion to slingshot it into a series of orbits that will eventually send it toward Alpha Centauri.
Why 80,000 Years?
Most interstellar missions try to arrive within a human lifetime, requiring billion-dollar propulsion research. Fermi Explorer deliberately chose 80,000 years as its minimum viable mission duration, a decision rooted in the Fermi paradox.
The spacecraft is intended to be active for about 12 years before entering a final coast phase. The team believes a metal box can easily survive the radiation environment for 50,000 years, and they do not plan to power it up at the end.
A Dream That Survived Collapse
The idea of reaching another star has a troubled history. Breakthrough Starshot, founded in 2016 by Yuri Milner and backed by Mark Zuckerberg, envisioned a multi-billion dollar laser-based effort but collapsed in 2025.
Starcloud founder Philip Johnston said he was excited and then disappointed by Starshot, which inspired Fermi Explorer. He stated the team is hell-bent on actually launching something in three years, making it the first human-built object explicitly aimed for another star.
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