Alpha Centauri Initiative

The Alpha Centauri Initiative was a project issued by the United Nations government, which sought the colonization of Proxima Centauri b, an exoplanet thought to be habitable in orbit around the tertiary component of the Alpha Centauri system, Proxima Centauri.

It was founded in 2203 and launched in 2214. The Initiative's ultimate goal is to establish a permanent settlement in the neighboring system, as well as a safe travel route between it and Sol.

Four gigantic arks have been built for this mission, each containing around 260,000 colonists, for a total of 1,072,040 colonists. At the time of the launch, considering that the maximum speed safely allowed speed by the first generation of warp drives was about 1.41c, which equates to about 422,917,221 m/s, the mission was scheduled to take about three years.

The colonists were put into cryogenic stasis until their arrival at Proxima Centauri b.

Horizon

 * Colonists: 267,020
 * Maximum speed: 1.4107c
 * Date of departure: June 11, 2214
 * Length: 1,306 meters

Astrum

 * Colonists: 271,099
 * Maximum speed: 1.4108c
 * Date of departure: June 10, 2214
 * Length: 1,420 meters

Millennium

 * Colonists: 265,101
 * Maximum speed: 1.4107c
 * Date of departure: June 11, 2214
 * Length: 1,299 meters

Hyperion
Total number of colonists: 1,072,040
 * Colonists: 268,820
 * Maximum speed: 1.4107c
 * Date of departure: June 10, 2214
 * Length: 1,373 meters