Could We Colonize Alpha Centauri Today?

That of one day reaching out and touching the stars is a relatively recent desire of our species...We can perhaps date its appearance to 1838, the year, that is, when the German astronomer Friedrich Bessel first succeeded in determining the distance to a star and clarifying the extent of the problem we faced.
A dream, we said,,,,, but with recent advances in technological development it seems that dream is slowly becoming a reality...hand in hand with our growing awareness of the limited resources and environmental problems we face here on Earth.
Indeed, stars are far, far too far away... But, there you go... If there were an exoplanet with some Earth-like qualities within a radius of a few light-years (not a hundred or a thousand, as is the norm) then yes, this could work!
It would do a bit like the Moon, which served as a first step, a spur to get us to the other planets... We could start seeing interstellar space as a sea sprinkled with islands, rather than as the current unreachable void.
What a pity!

But what's going on there among you who are listening? I think I can hear someone tapping on the monitor and protesting, "But yes there is this planet! We've been assured of it since 2016!"
Well done ... this is exactly where I wanted to take you, awakening and measuring your attention!
It's true! We have an extrasolar planet very close to us, discovered in 2016, but confirmed absolutely only recently.
And that's incredibly lucky since the average distance from Earth of the other 5,000 extrasolar planets is about 300 light-years!
A stroke of double luck, since the planet orbits the closest star to Earth, namely Proxima Centauri!
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DISCUSSIONS & SOCIAL MEDIA

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00:00 Intro
1:28 pulse nuclear propulsion
6:10 Project Orion
11:46 possibility to travel to other stars
13:34 How Long Would It Take Us To Go To Proxima Centauri?
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[kumars]

Even travelling at the speed of light, it would take 4.3 years to reach the Alpha Centauri system. Unless we develop a Warp Drive, Interstellar space travel would remain a Dream.

[stephenjohnhopkinson]

Anything travelling at that speed would need shielding that simply doesn't exist yet

[kosflorin]

Let’s go to the moon again, with better cameras

[ramsoncole]

Could we colonize Alpha Centauri today? No. It's gonna take at least a week to get there.

[tkuvma]

man, I didn't know what to focus on, the information or the great music in the background!, great strategy to make your subscribers watch the video twice! 😃

[wynnschaible]

People conceived, incubated, and raised by robots? But we're getting towards that here on earth!

[stopbunsen]

Great that we can get there in 40 years but how are we going to slow down and stop?

[polisagora]

You would not want to put anything living on that craft. It could carry a probe to AlphaC. Then would you find mars type planets, the "Planet of Prehistoric Women" or the Klingons. ? You also need to leave relays to carry communication back which might become a hazard to future navigation.

[marcusaureliusantoninusaug]

We have to go to Mars, Europa and Titan first, before we even start to dream about Alpha/ Proxima C.
And even that is atleast 100 years in the future.

[jdrollins]

I was under the impression Alpha Centauri is a star. I confess that all I know about astronomy came from my own reading. Grade school pretty much taught me nothing. I wasn't aware we even knew enough about planets circling other stars. I'm dumb.

[TheUAProdigy]

The answer of course is, probably but we care too much about each other's differences to work towards one goal.

[BIGJATPSU]

I don't think the hard part now is thinking of a way to get to Alpha Centauri relatively quickly now... but slowing down FAST enough so your trip is as close to the minimum time as possible.

[ChckeNug]

If we are struggling to get to Mars, we won’t be going to anywhere else anytime soon.

[wplg]

Time dilation means it's a one-way ticket!
Not to mention stopping!
That also means it will only be for the very rich!
As in the movies "Don't look Up." And 2012.

[tomcurda]

Alpha Centauri is 4.35 light years (Approximately) distance from earth. At .1 of C, it would take 43.5 years to get there. That is a LONG logistical string.

[jeffreyromanelli]

How about we solve some of the problems we've got here before spreading them across the universe.

[CoolClearWaterNM]

The answer to the titular question only takes a second or two.
No.
A theoretical possibility that as yet un-invented technologies might allow something to be done is in no way even remotely similar to 'we can do that now'.

[MikeBaxterABC]

17:40 They really should make an unmanned craft, to go there, either fast track a some bombs, for the "pulse nuclear drive. or use/modify the ones we have.

It only take a couple years to get data back from that far, we could have video of the surface of the planets, in as little as say 30 years from now, 20 maybe.

[marcatteberry]

at 1G acceleration, for just over 3 months 24/7, constant 1G thrust, will take you to the speed of light. I am not saying you could achieve 1C, (Light speed) but the math says it would get there at just over 3 months...