Channel: Sciencephile the AI

Category: Science & Technology

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Description: Download Star Trek Fleet Command FOR FREE on your iOS/Android device clcr.me/ST_SciencephileTheAI and become a part of the Star Trek universe! Today we'll be looking at the ONLY realistic ways to get to Alpha Centauri. By our current technological capabilities, a spaceship accelerated to 80km/s would have to travel for roughly 18000 years to get to Alpha Centauri. For reference, in this timeframe, humans progressed from creating the first organized settlements to our modern-day society. So conventional fuel isn’t an option. Support me at Patreon: patreon.com/sciencephiletheai Facebook: facebook.com/sciencephile Twitter: twitter.com/Sciencephile_ Reddit: reddit.com/r/SciencephileTheAI Music: - Gustav Holst - Mars; - Pablo de Sarasate - Danza Española No.2 - Habanera Great thanks to our Patrons: Tovi Sonnenberg, Niki Wonoto, Jonas Lee, Joshua Titus, Brian Shaner, Parker Rosenbauer, Pavel Kočarian, Ishin Hazue, John N, Danh Le, Brandon Ledyard, Ephellon and everyone else!