The Initiative for Interstellar Studies and the British Interplanetary Society are pleased to announce the 2nd Foundation of Interstellar Studies Workshop, which will take place from 27th to 30th of June, at the current headquarters of the i4is, The Bone Mill, on the edge of the wonderful English Cotswolds, in south Gloucestershire, UK. Interstellar Travel is […]
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Principium 24
Issue 24 of Principium, the quarterly publication of the Initiative and Institute for Interstellar Studies is now published.
Catching ‘Oumuamua
Our Project Lyra team has published a second paper, showing that missions to ‘Oumuamua are not only possible short-term (2020-2024) but also during the next decades, with launch dates in 2030, 2033, and even later.
Baxter-Hein AI article Centauri Dreams feature
Andreas Hein and Stephen Baxter’s paper on AI and interstellar travel is featured in a series of articles in Centauri Dreams.
Space Enthusiasts Invited to Join i4is for a Journey to the Stars!
The Initiative for Interstellar Studies (i4is) has today (7 December) taken another exciting step on its mission to promote robotic and human exploration and colonisation beyond the solar system, by launching a membership scheme intended to build an active community of space enthusiasts whose sights are set firmly on the stars.
What is Oumuamua? The Loeb/Bialy Conjecture and i4is Project Lyra
Principium editor John Davies offers a personal view of the continuing mystery of the interstellar object Oumuamua. More than one year since its discovery we still do not know what this object is. Here John summarises analysis so far and suggests that a mission to Oumuamua may be our only way of solving the mystery.
Implications of the Gaia Mission for Future Interstellar Travel
In this article, Dr Phil Sutton, Lecturer in Astrophysics, University of Lincoln, UK, discusses how the Gaia astrometry mission creates our first full “map of the neighbourhood”. This data has immediate supporting value for all astronomical investigation but also has both cosmological and astronautical significance as we begin to contemplate missions to the near stars. […]
Principium 23
Issue 23 of Principium, the quarterly publication of the Initiative and Institute for Interstellar Studies is now published.