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Interstellar Probes and their Visions
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Daedalus Project
Proposed by the British Interplanetary Society, this concept entails sending a probe to the nearby Barnard's Star. It would use fusion propulsion for a journey expected to last 50 years, utilizing pellets of deuterium and helium-3.
Voyager 1
Although not originally aimed to be interstellar, Voyager 1's mission goals include studying the outer Solar System and beyond, eventually becoming the first human-made object to enter interstellar space. Uses a radioisotope thermoelectric generator for power.
Breakthrough Starshot
The mission goal is to develop a proof-of-concept fleet of light-sail spacecraft, capable of making the journey to the Alpha Centauri star system, 4.37 light-years away, at 20% the speed of light. The technology involves ultralight nano-spacecraft, light sails propelled by Earth-based lasers.
Project Longshot
An unmanned interstellar probe concept to explore Alpha Centauri, designed by NASA and the US Naval Academy. It would be nuclear-powered and aimed to reach the star system and send data back to Earth.
IKAROS
The mission goal of IKAROS (Interplanetary Kite-craft Accelerated by Radiation Of the Sun) is to demonstrate solar sail technology in interplanetary space. Developed by JAXA, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, it was the first spacecraft to successfully demonstrate solar-sail technology in space.
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