Sunvoyager: Interstellar Precursor Probe Mission Concept Driven by Inertial Confinement Fusion Propulsion

What is it about?

This paper outlines a spacecraft mission to 1,000 AU as an interstellar precursor mission. It is unique in that it is designed to be driven by an inertial confinement fusion engine. Such a mission may become possible in the 2050-2070 timescale. Calculations are shown for the appropriate design space for such a mission and further calculations illustrated to permit further iteration of the design towards a more plausible system.

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