Theme

One launch hedges every explanation at once

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The First Interstellar Spacecraft to Alpha Centauri (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

If we are first, someone must begin seeding intelligence outward. If a filter lies ahead, this is the window. If we are fenced in, reaching the bars is how the keeper notices. Three explanations, one action.

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2026-09-02: Three explanations of the Fermi paradox imply the same action

2026-09-02: A mission announces the first spacecraft aimed at a specific star

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One launch hedges every explanation at once
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KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/themes/hedging-the-fermi-paradox
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- The First Interstellar Spacecraft to Alpha Centauri — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/the-first-interstellar-spacecraft
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