02-09-2017, 08:53 AM
The Starfarers manned mission, the first manned mission to the stars, a breathtaking step (equivalent to the late Industrial Apollo Lunar mission and Middle Information Age Mars missions in terms of relative expense) launched towards to Tau Ceti in 365. The goal was four-fold: to further consolidate the system, set up a laser / microwave beam station, undertake preliminary terraforming of Nova Terra, and establish facilities for the next wave of colonists. The crew were second generation Starfarers, adjusted for longevity and prolonged hypersleep, born and bred to colonise the stars. The vessel itself, the Tsiolkovsky, using a combination of boostbeam and antimatter-catalysed fusion drive attained a maximum velocity of 0.099 c, an astonishing speed for this early era. The 123 year mission involved rotating shifts in which at any one time most of the crew would be in hypothermal (cryonic) suspension.
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364 - The colony ship, the Tsiolkovsky ,the first manned mission to the stars, is launched towards Tau Ceti, a breathtaking step (equivalent to the late Industrial Apollo Lunar mission, and the Middle Information Age Mars missions in terms of relative expense).
http://www.orionsarm.com/eg-topic/45b2b10d8b211
http://www.orionsarm.com/eg-article/48e2e21ee6d7f
364 - The colony ship, the Tsiolkovsky ,the first manned mission to the stars, is launched towards Tau Ceti, a breathtaking step (equivalent to the late Industrial Apollo Lunar mission, and the Middle Information Age Mars missions in terms of relative expense).
http://www.orionsarm.com/eg-topic/45b2b10d8b211