Breakthrough Starshot.
documentedresearch_programScientific Instrumentation & Sensor Data
Yuri Milner-funded initiative to send laser-pushed light-sail nanoprobes to nearby stars; source of Loeb's light-sail expertise.
Announced in 2016 and backed by billionaire Yuri Milner, Breakthrough Starshot aims to accelerate gram-scale light-sail spacecraft to a fraction of light speed using ground-based lasers. Avi Loeb chaired its advisory committee. His familiarity with light-sail physics underpins his 'Oumuamua artificial-sail hypothesis.