So many pictures in that article that aren't adding anything. A stack of oscilloscopes and multimeters? Cool. Ooh, mirrors! Look, I'm holding a soldering helper stand with some wires clipped on....
So many pictures in that article that aren't adding anything. A stack of oscilloscopes and multimeters? Cool. Ooh, mirrors! Look, I'm holding a soldering helper stand with some wires clipped on.
Looks interesting but adds nothing.
Similarly, I like how at the beginning of the article, they state:
Many of the schemes put forward are too vague, and they almost always have too many technological gaps to fill.
Later on, there's this:
As we walk through the labs, he is quick to acknowledge that Starshot still faces a lot of challenges. There is, for example, no laser yet powerful enough to do this kind of blasting. There are no light sails that could take such a beam without being obliterated. There are no less-than-gram-size spacecraft to make the journey, and questions about laser supply and laser location remain.
So it's a different project, but still none of the requirements for it to work are met. It's just an idea at this point, like the other things mentioned before.
So many pictures in that article that aren't adding anything. A stack of oscilloscopes and multimeters? Cool. Ooh, mirrors! Look, I'm holding a soldering helper stand with some wires clipped on.
Looks interesting but adds nothing.
Similarly, I like how at the beginning of the article, they state:
Later on, there's this:
So it's a different project, but still none of the requirements for it to work are met. It's just an idea at this point, like the other things mentioned before.