Is Interstellar Travel Possible? with Alberto Caballero

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John Michael Godier and Alberto Caballero discuss the feasibility of interstellar travel and the proposed Solar One spacecraft.

Subscribe to The Exoplanets Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdDS4j318UpKjNcpe_LeQxQIs Interstellar Space Travel Possible? Can we travel to other planets and stars?Alberto Caballero of the exoplanets channel joins John Michael Godier on Event Horizon to discuss his concept for a new interstellar spaceship called solar one. Solar one would be the first crewed interstellar spaceship and use a combination of lasers, solar sails, and other means of propulsion to get close to 30 percent of the speed of light. Which planets and stars would be the best to go to first? The traapist system? Alpha Centauri? Tau Ceti?How often are interstellar objects like the mysterious oumuamua traveling through our solar system? Solar One: A Proposal for The First CrewedInterstellar Spacecraft: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2007.11474.pdfSolar One Animations: https://www.youtube.com/c/sirrandalot/The Exoplanets Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdDS4j318UpKjNcpe_LeQxQWant to support the channel?Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EventHorizonShowFollow us at other places!Website: https://www.eventhorizonshow.com/Twitter: @jmgeventhorizonInstagram: @jmgeventhorizonMusic featured on Event…

People in this episode

Host: John Michael Godier

Guest: Alberto Caballero

Topics covered

• interstellar travel
• spacecraft design
• exoplanets
• propulsion methods
• space exploration

Keywords

• interstellar travel
• Solar One
• exoplanets
• spacecraft
• propulsion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Exoplanets Channel

Books & works: Solar One: A Proposal for The First Crewed Interstellar Spacecraft

Places: Alpha Centauri, Tau Ceti, the traapist system

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