The objective was to design a spacecraft that is capable of reaching Alpha Centauri within 100 years using existing or near-term technologies and a beam power below 100 GW.
[5] Four teams presented their designs at the final workshop at the British Interplanetary Society in London in July 2015.
[6][5] The team of the WARR of the Technical University of Munich won the competition.
[7] Results of the competition have subsequently been published in peer-reviewed journals.
[1][8][9][2] The competition has been accompanied by a Kickstarter campaign that was supported by space artists such as David A.