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Project HyperionProject Hyperion, an initiative of the Initiative for Interstellar Studies (i4is), has launched a competition inviting public participation in designing a generation ship capable of interstellar travel. Generation ships, self-sustaining spacecraft designed to support human crews over centuries-long journeys, represent a viable solution for reaching exoplanets given the technological and logistical challenges of achieving […]

Principium 47 preprints Principium 47 will be published in November 2024. These preprints of articles from this issue are now available to members – Interstellar News, eight pages of Interstellar News https://i4is.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/interstellar-news-Principium47-2410280851comp.pdf News Feature, abstracts from JBIS and Acta Astronica https://i4is.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/The-Journals-Principium47-2410271602-comp.pdf Report from the Space Propulsion Conference 2024 Glasgow, 20-23 May 2024, 9th 3AF (Association […]

The First European Interstellar SymposiumThe First European Interstellar Symposium is happening in Luxembourg December 2nd-5th . Earlybird pricing for registration to the symposium ended on September 30th. Pricing is now 450 Euros ($502). More information can be found here: https://irg.space/first-european-interstellar-symposium/ i4is Presents at NASA NIAC 2024On 12 September 2024, Marshall Eubanks and the i4is team […]

First European Interstellar SymposiumA reminder that the University of Luxembourg’s First European Interstellar Symposium will take place in December 2024, with the IRG’s input and guidance. The Symposium and an Interstellar Art Show will be held at the European Convention Center in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. This symposium will feature many of the leading voices in […]

The University of Luxembourg’s First European Interstellar Symposium will take place in December 2024, with the IRG’s input and guidance. The Symposium, a Shark Tank competition, and an Interstellar Art Show will be held at the European Convention Center in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. The symposium will feature many of the leading voices in space exploration, […]

The University of Luxembourg’s First European Interstellar Symposium will take place in December 2024, with the IRG’s input and guidance. The Symposium, a Shark Tank competition, and an Interstellar Art Show will be held at the European Convention Center in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. The symposium will feature many of the leading voices in space exploration, […]

Receiving the Members NewsletterA system fault has meant that the last few new members will not have been receiving the monthly Members Newsletter. We have now updated the list of recipients manually while we find and fix the fault. Members can access all past Newsletters at https://i4is.org/members/.Our apologies for this omission – and we will […]

The University of Luxembourg’s First European Interstellar Symposium will take place in December 2024, with the IRG’s input and guidance. The Symposium and an Interstellar Art Show will be held at the European Convention Center in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. This symposium will feature many of the leading voices in space exploration, culture, and more.The theme […]

New Principium Preprints!i4is has recently added four new Principium preprints to its member’s area (https://i4is.org/members/ – login required). The preprints are listed below. Please feel free to check them out!Preprint: The JournalsPreprint: Biological intelligence vs AI – and the Fermi ParadoxPreprint: Our fifth Skateboards to Starships workshopPreprint: Glasgow 24 SF Worldcon – An i4is update […]

I4is Science Fiction AnthologyYou will have seen from earlier Newsletters that we are still looking for short stories for the upcoming “The i4is Science Fiction Anthology.” Further information is available – from the editors sarah.margree@i4is.org and jean.asselin@i4is.org Advances in Spacecraft EngineeringOn February 20th, 2024, Jamell Ivor Samuels of the Imperial College London released a preprint […]

I4is Science Fiction Anthology You will have seen from earlier Newsletters that we are still looking for short stories for the upcoming “The i4is Science Fiction Anthology.” Further information is available – from the editors sarah.margree@i4is.org and jean.asselin@i4is.org Cryogenic Power Panels On February 6th, 2024, the scientific journal Next Energy in Elsevier published a paper […]

I4is Science Fiction Book Club – Next meeting 8th FebruaryFor the next meeting, the i4is SF Book Club members are considering again two stories from ‘The Road to Science Fiction Volume 3: From Heinlein to Here’ edited by James Gunn, a collection of selected short stories from the ‘Heinlein to Here’ era.The meeting will be […]