On the 17-18th of May, a workshop on “Fast, Low-Cost, Interplanetary Sailcraft Science Missions” took place in the Neimenster Abbey in Luxembourg, organized by the University of Luxembourg (SnT), Breakthrough Initiatives, and NASA-JPL. Our Executive Director Andreas Hein organized this meeting in his capacity as a professor of space systems engineering at the University of […]
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i4is Featured in Science & Vie
Our Executive Director, Andreas Hein, has been featured in the special edition of Science & Vie, one of the major French science outlets. The article covers the topic of asteroid mining.
i4is Venus Balloon Mission on Bloomberg!
Our Venus balloon paper has been featured in Bloomberg Moon Shots. Our Executive Director Andreas Hein, who is also the main author of the study presents our mission study, together with MIT’s Sara Seager. Hein, A. M., Lingam, M., Eubanks, T. M., Hibberd, A., Fries, D., & Blase, W. P. (2020). A precursor Balloon mission […]
Project Lyra Page Update
We have updated our Project Lyra page, taking our most recent publications and media coverage into account. We have also added an FAQ that addresses the most frequently asked questions about our project. Please have a look and enjoy!
Project Lyra on Newsweek!
We are proud to report that Project Lyra has been featured in Newsweek and other major media outlets, thanks to the recent paper “Project Lyra: A Mission to 1I/’Oumuamua without Solar Oberth Manoeuvre”.
Project Lyra on Youtube!
Another i4is Youtube video, this time an introduction to Project Lyra. The ‘Oumuamua mystery is still not solved: What is ‘Oumuamua? The only way to find out is to fly there. But is that possible? This video answers this question. Error correction: The Earth travels at about 26 km/s with respect to other surrounding stars, […]
World Ships on Youtube!
i4is’ Andreas Hein has created a short Youtube video to introduce world ships, focusing on the 1984 Bond & Martin designs. Short introduction to “world ships”, possibly the largest interstellar vessels ever designed. They have been proposed by Alan Bond and Anthony Martin in 1984. They are hundreds of kilometres long, house a population the […]
Newsletter: Writers Needed!
We are looking for more volunteers to help write short pieces of content for i4is. We would like to expand our coverage of interstellar news across social media, the i4is website, as well as this newsletter.
Talk Series: Humanity’s Power Basis for Starfaring
On 20th Jul 2021 at 8pm UTC, Robert Kennedy III presents a talk on the role of humanity’s power basis for starfaring. Members of i4is can attend this talk live!
Summer Course: Human Exploration of the Far Solar System and on to the Stars
The Limitless Space Institute has commissioned the Initiative for Interstellar Studies to create a new course to educate and inspire the next generation to explore and travel beyond our solar system.
Talk Series: Scratch Modelling Conventional and Interstellar Spacecraft
On 29nd Jun 2021 at 8pm UTC, Terry Regan from the Initiative for Interstellar Studies presents a talk on scratch modelling conventional and interstellar spacecraft. Members of i4is can attend this talk live!
Talk Series: Visions of our Interstellar Future
On 22nd Jun 2021 at 8pm UTC, John Davies from the Initiative for Interstellar Studies presents a talk on visions of our interstellar future. Members of i4is can attend this talk live!