. >> this millionaire from california got kicked off a flight, tonight, we'll show you his cronk end rant. >> drunken rant. ,,,,,,,, project that is truly out of bay area is playing a part in a project that is it truly out of this world. star trek and et all into one. betty yu shows us how scientists boldly want to go where no one has gone before. >> reporter: it's called the most ambitious search for alien life in history, and some of the brightest minds, including mark zuckerberg are on the weird. it's a $100 million project to t terally reach the stars. >> this is the first version. >> reporter: the size much a stamp, weighs less than an ounce, and built to operate like a sail. call it spacecraft of the near future. >> we can do more than gaze at the stars. we can reach them. >> reporter: yuri milner and steve hawking announced their plans to send them to the nearest star system. the project is called break through star shot, hawking has als, and spoke through a computer at the press conference. >> i believe what makes us unique is transcending our limits. >> reporter: some of the