Project Longshot
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Project Longshot was a late-1980s NASA and U.S. Naval Academy concept study for an unmanned, nuclear-powered interstellar probe designed to travel to nearby stars such as Alpha Centauri.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA concept study
→
interstellar probe concept → space mission study → unmanned spacecraft design → |
| academicPartner | United States Naval Academy NERFINISHED → |
| aimedAt | reaching another star within a human lifetime → |
| category |
interstellar probe design
→
nuclear-powered spacecraft concept → unrealized space mission → |
| collaborationWith | U.S. Naval Academy NERFINISHED → |
| communicationType | deep space communication (proposed) → |
| conceptualPeriod | Cold War era NERFINISHED → |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America → |
| crew | no crew → |
| designedAs | proof-of-concept for practical interstellar missions → |
| designedFor |
interstellar travel
→
long-duration deep space mission → |
| developer |
NASA
NERFINISHED
→
United States Naval Academy NERFINISHED → |
| fieldOfStudy |
astronautics
→
interstellar propulsion → space exploration engineering → |
| inception | late 1980s → |
| intendedDestinationType | nearby stellar system → |
| missionType |
robotic space mission concept
→
unmanned interstellar probe → |
| objective |
flyby of Alpha Centauri system
→
interstellar exploration → scientific study of a nearby star system → |
| operator |
NASA
→
surface form: "NASA (proposed)"
|
| powerSource | nuclear reactor → |
| propulsion |
fusion rocket
→
inertial confinement fusion → nuclear fusion propulsion → |
| propulsionFuel | fusion fuel → |
| relatedTo |
Project Daedalus
→
interstellar travel studies → |
| spaceAgency | NASA → |
| spacecraftType | uncrewed spacecraft → |
| status |
concept only
→
never built → |
| targetStarSystem |
Alpha Centauri
NERFINISHED
→
nearby stars → |
| timeToTarget | multiple decades (proposed) → |
| uses | nuclear power for propulsion and systems → |
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