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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. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Contrary to past unmanned interstellar mission studies such as Project Daedalus and Project Icarus , the focus is particularly on a small spacecraft. [ 4 ]
Breakthrough Starshot is a research and engineering project by the Breakthrough Initiatives to develop a proof-of-concept fleet of light sail interstellar probes named Starchip, [1] to be capable of making the journey to the Alpha Centauri star system 4.34 light-years away.
Project Icarus is a theoretical engineering design study aimed at designing a credible, mainly nuclear fusion-based, unmanned interstellar space probe. [1] Project Icarus was an initiative of members of the British Interplanetary Society (BIS) and the Tau Zero Foundation (TZF) started in 2009. The project was under the stewardship of Icarus ...
Spacecraft design includes the design of both robotic spacecrafts (satellites and planetary probes), and spacecrafts for human spaceflight (spaceships and space stations). Human-carrying spacecrafts require additional life support systems, crew accommodations, and safety measures to support human occupants, as well as human factors engineering ...
The baseline launch would be in 2036 using a Space Launch System in its Block 2 configuration, featuring an additional Centaur and Star 48BV booster. This launch would put the probe on a direct trajectory to Jupiter, and after a mere seven months the probe would make a gravity assist to speed out at about 95 km/s (about 216000 mph). [1]
Martian moon sample return mission [5] Chang'e 7: 2026 Lunar south pole lander, rover and flying probe [6] Venus Life Finder: NET summer 2026 Private Venus atmospheric probe by Rocket Lab and MIT [7] Lunar Polar Exploration Mission: 2026-2028 Lunar lander and rover [8] Chandrayaan-4: 2027 Lunar sample return mission [9] Artemis III: Mid 2027
The Phobos program (Russian: Фобос, Fobos, Greek: Φόβος) was an uncrewed space mission consisting of two probes launched by the Soviet Union to study Mars and its moons Phobos and Deimos. Phobos 1 was launched on 7 July 1988, and Phobos 2 on 12 July 1988, each aboard a Proton-K rocket .
The spacecraft system specification defines also the subsystems of the spacecraft e.g.: Structure, Data management subsystem incl. software, Electrical Power, Mechanical, etc. [citation needed] For each subsystem a subsystem specification is prepared by the Prime Contractor with the same specification structure shown above including references ...