Fast, Small, Interplanetary Lighsail Missions Through the Solar System and Beyond
Time: 15:05 - 16:15
Room: N03
Format: Workshop
Solar sails coupled with interplanetary smallsats can achieve extremely high velocities by first passing close to the Sun. Soon, technology demonstrations will achieve speeds twice that of Voyager, allowing travel to Jupiter in a year. Infinitely reproducible at low cost, these “Sundiver” spacecraft open a new paradigm for fast, frequent mission in the Solar System and beyond. What are the science possibilities? What new participants will it enable? What collaborations and partnerships might it form? Will it pave our way to the stars? A collaborative workshop will introduce this exciting concept and answer these questions.
ORGANIZERS
James SCHALKWYK
Programme Manager, Breakthrough Initiatives
United States
Kyran GRATTAN
Associate Director, Breakthrough Initiatives
Luxembourg
FACILITATOR
James SCHALKWYK
Programme Manager, Breakthrough Initiatives
United States
SPEAKERS
Pete WORDEN
Executive Director, Breakthrough Initiatives
United States
Slava TURYSHEV
Senior Research Scientist, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
United States
Andreas HEIN
Associate Professor, University of Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Sarah GIBSON
Senior Scientist, National Center for Atmospheric Research High Altitude Observatory (HAO)
United States
Phil MAUSKOPF
Professor, Arizona State University
United States
