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SMALLEST SATELLITE EVER SENT OPERATED IN ORBIT BY BREAKTHROUGH STARSHOT

SMALLEST SATELLITE EVER SENT & OPERATED IN ORBIT BY BREAKTHROUGH STARSHOT

Breakthrough Starshot is a research and engineering project by Breakthrough Initiatives to develop a proof-of-concept fleet of light sail spacecraft, named StarChip, capable of making the journey to the Alpha Centauri star system, 4.37 light-years away, at speeds between 15% and 20% of the speed of light, taking between 30 and 20 years to get there, respectively, and about 4 years to notify Earth of a successful arrival. […]

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