Flight to Alpha Centauri

This document, a 1992 JPRS report, features an article by Vladimir Lagovskiy titled 'Flight to Alpha Centauri.' The text asserts that specialists at the Experimental Machine Building Scientific Research Association have developed a high-temperature superconductor capable of losing electrical resistance at 80 degrees Celsius, with potential for further development at 850 degrees Celsius. The author suggests this technology could serve as the basis for spacecraft capable of reaching light speed. Furthermore, the article claims that the military-industrial complex, which oversees the aforementioned research association, is actively interested in 'flying saucers.' The author claims to have personally viewed a document titled 'Protocol for a Future Method of Aircraft Travel,' which allegedly contains a signature stamp from a deputy commander of a military unit, as well as details regarding tests conducted to assess the effect of high-temperature superconductors on the movement of a 'flying saucer' in conjunction with an aircraft research program.