Project Daedalus
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project-daedalus-203-14628911
title:
Project Daedalus
text:
Project Daedalus was a study conducted between 1973 and 1978 by the British Interplanetary Society to design a plausible uncrewed interstellar probe. Intended mainly as a scientific probe, the design criteria specified that the spacecraft had to use existing or near-future technology and had to be able to reach its destination within a human lifetime. Alan Bond led a team of scientists and engineers who proposed using a fusion rocket to reach Barnard's Star 5.9 light years away. The trip was est
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1970s proposal for a large fusion powered unmanned interstellar probe
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Daedalus
date created:
2004-04-18T04:01:42Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T20:30:33Z
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