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Starcloud’s Fermi Explorer targets first Alpha Centauri mission by 2029 on $15M budget

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Starcloud cofounders announced Fermi Explorer, a mission targeting Alpha Centauri by 2029 with a stated $15 million budget. The proposal would attempt humanity’s first mission to another star, pairing an exceptionally ambitious interstellar objective with a comparatively modest commercial-space funding envelope.

Discovered 2026-09-01T05:06:12.597278-07:00 | 2026-09-01T05:06:12.597278-07:00

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  • The mission sets a 2029 target for humanity’s first attempt to reach Alpha Centauri, a milestone that would extend commercial space ambitions beyond Earth orbit and the solar system.
  • The stated $15 million budget provides a clear benchmark for the cost assumptions behind an interstellar mission concept, though the article does not provide technical or financing details.

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