Izindlela Zokuqhuma, inhlangano eholwa nguStephen Hawking omkhulu, kanye I-European Southern Observatory ngisanda kumemezela ukusayinwa kwesivumelwano sokusebenzisana lapho zombili izikhungo zizohlangana khona, ngokusebenzisa i Isibonakude Esikhulu Kakhulu, namuhla ebhekwa njengesikhungo esibheka ukukhanya kwezinkanyezi esithuthuke kakhulu emhlabeni, esiseChile, sihlola ngokucophelela U-Alpha Centauri, uhlelo olusondele kakhulu lwenkanyezi eMhlabeni.
Njengoba wazi kahle, lokhu akuwona umzamo wokuqala we-Breakthrough Initiatives wokufinyelela i-Alpha Centauri. Ngaphakathi kohlelo lwakhe, olwaqala ukwakhiwa emuva ngo-Ephreli wangonyaka odlule, waphakamisa ukuthi kudalwe ezinye ama-space probe amancane lokho kungathunyelwa kulolu hlelo lwezinkanyezi ukuze kuqondwe kangcono ukuthi i-Alpha Centauri yakhiwe kanjani noma inani lamaplanethi elihlala kuwo.
I-European Southern Observatory ijoyina iBreakthrough Initiatives ekuhloleni kwayo i-Alpha Centauri.
Kuleli qophelo lapho i-Breakthrough Initiatives kanye ne-European Southern Observatory kuzoqala ukusebenzisana ukuze kuzuzwe ukuqonda ukwakheka kwe-Alpha Centauri kangcono kakhulu ukwenza lula noma cha ukuthuthukiswa kwemishini yesikhathi esizayo ehlose ukufinyelela kulolu hlelo lwezinkanyezi, umsebenzi ongeke ube lula nhlobo kusukela lapho, ukuthola umkhumbi ukufinyelela lolu hlelo, kuzodingeka ukuthuthukisa, phakathi kwezinye izinto, imikhumbi ekwazi ukuhamba ngejubane eliphakeme kakhulu. Isibonelo esisobala ukuthi, uma umkhumbi wethulwa namuhla, kungathatha cishe iminyaka engama-30 ukufika e-Alpha Centauri.
Ukubuyela embonweni ohlanganisa ndawonye ama-Breakthrough Initiatives kanye ne-European Southern Observatory, njengoba kuphawuliwe, kuzosetshenziselwa iTelescope eNkulu kakhulu yaseChile ukwazi ukuthola kangcono amaplanethi akhona e-Alpha Centauri ngoba ukukhanya kwezinkanyezi akuvamile ukushiya amaplanethi abonakale ngokwanele.