Project Dragonfly (space study)
Project Dragonfly is the first conceptual design study that assesses the feasibility of a laser-propelled interstellar probe, conducted by the Initiative for Interstellar Studies.[1][2] Contrary to past unmanned interstellar mission studies such as Project Daedalus and Project Icarus, the focus is particularly on a small spacecraft.[2] The project was founded in 2013 by the Initiative for Interstellar Studies (i4is).[3]
A subsequent design competition was launched in 2014. The objective was to design a spacecraft that is capable of reaching
The design of the University of California, Santa Barbara has subsequently evolved into the design for Breakthrough Starshot of the Breakthrough Initiatives.[5] Results of the competition have subsequently been published in peer-reviewed journals.[6][7][8][9] The competition has been accompanied by a Kickstarter campaign that was supported by space artists such as David A. Hardy.[10]
See also
Space portal
- Interstellar travel
- Project Daedalus
- Project Icarus
- Spacecraft propulsion
- Beam-powered propulsion
- Laser propulsion
References
- ^ Leonard David, "Pushing the Boundaries: Initiative for Interstellar Studies" [1]
- ^ a b Next Big Future, "Project Dragonfly is competition to design interstellar laser sail probes that would be technological feasible by 2034 and launched by 2050" [2]
- ^ a b c Hein, Andreas. Project Dragonfly – Sail to the Stars" (Report). Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ a b British Interplanetary Society, "Project Dragonfly – i4is Student Laser-Sail Design Competition Workshop" [3]
- ^ Lubin, P. (2016). A Roadmap to Interstellar Flight. arXiv preprint arXiv:1604.01356.
- ^ Nikolaos Perakis, Lukas E. Schrenk, Johannes Gutsmiedl, Artur Koop, Martin J. Losekamm (2016), "Project Dragonfly: A feasibility study of interstellar travel using laser-powered light sail propulsion", Acta Astronautica, 129, 316-324 [4]
- ^ Nikolaos Perakis, Andreas M. Hein (2016). "Combining Magnetic and Electric Sails for Interstellar Deceleration", Acta Astronautica, 128, 13–20
- ^ Philip Lubin (2016). "A Roadmap to Interstellar Flight", JBIS Vol 69 No 02-03
- ^ Häfner, T., Kushwaha, M., Celik, O., & Bellizzi, F. (2018). Project Dragonfly: Sail to the stars. Acta Astronautica.
- ^ Solar Sail Wiki, "Project Dragonfly on Kickstarter"
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