Small Laser-propelled Interstellar Probe

Paper IAA-95-IAA.4.1.102 Presented at the 46th International Astronautical Congress, October 1995, Oslo, Norway Small Laser-propelled Interstellar Probe Geoffrey A. Landis Ohio Aerospace Institute NASA Lewis Research Center 302-1 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135 U.S.A. Background: Cost of Interstellar Flight Recent reviews of interstellar flight have underscored the immense cost of even a small interstellar probe. Mileikowsky (1994), for example, calculates the cost of a 1000 kg interstellar… More information...

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