The first campaign to promote tourism aimed at extra-terrestrials has been launched. The objective is to show them to what extent this city in particular will be able to properly welcome space visitors.
The conquest of space has never been so close to us. But if some are preparing to found a colony on the Moon, others are trying to find out if there is extraterrestrial life. This field of research concerns everyone since you can help NASA study UFOs with a simple smartphone. Not to mention that astronomers regularly find new methods to detect a possible form of alien life. On Earth, the American city of Lexington in Kentucky decided to take the lead. Assuming that someone will read it, she sent a message into space For… encourage extra-terrestrials to come and play tourists.
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It’s officially the first interstellar tourism advertisement. Technically, the message was launched in coded form using a modified infrared laser. The operation was approved by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the agency that gives the green light for the takeoff of rockets like Starship. The “ad” was sent very far: the TRAPPIST-1 systemlocated at 40 light years of our planet. Arrival is scheduled for 2063.
A city sends a message into space to bring extra-terrestrial tourists
The destination was of course not chosen at random. Astrobiologist Robert Lodder explains that they targeted TRAPPIST-1 “because we could […] get an answer in someone’s lifetime if someone is watching us there. But the reason scientists are interested in it lately is because of the large number of planets it has in what is considered the habitable zone. So there could be life there.”
In the message, “the inhabitants of TRAPPIST-1 will find an encoded bitmap image with clues to its origin and the intent of the transmission. They will also see bucolic photos of the horse capital of the world, noting the wide open spaces perfect for a spaceship landing. They will learn why Lexington has the best food, bourbon and music in the world – getting a taste via an audio recording of legendary blues musician Tee Dee Young.
If by chance the extra-terrestrials embark on the journey, they will have to travel 378 trillion kilometers, or 378 billion billion. Hopefully their ships don’t need to stop too often to refuel.
Source: VisitLEX