Exploring Project Lyra's Mission to Reach Interstellar Objects
By
andsoitis
Kettled twice. Extra chewy, extra trustworthy.
Summary
Project Lyra explores concepts for reaching interstellar objects like 1I/'Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov with a spacecraft using near-term technologies. The article discusses the discovery of 1I/'Oumuamua and the nature of interstellar objects.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledProject Lyra develops concepts for reaching interstellar objects with a spacecraft based on near-term technologies.
On October 19th, 2017, the University of Hawaii’s Pan-STARRS 1 telescope discovered a fast-moving object near Earth, now designated as 1I/'Oumuamua.
'Oumuamua is not bound to the solar system and is considered an interstellar object.
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