Project Hyperion (interstellar)

Stanford Torus-based generation ship, proposed by Project Hyperion[1]

Project Hyperion, launched in December 2011 by Andreas M. Hein in the context of Icarus Interstellar, was a project aimed at performing a preliminary study that defined integrated concepts for a crewed interstellar starship or generation ship. This was a two-year study mainly based out of the WARR student group at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). The study aimed to provide an assessment of the feasibility of crewed interstellar flight using current and near-future technologies. It also aimed to guide future research and technology development plans as well as to inform the public about crewed interstellar travel.[2][3][4]

Notable results of the project include an assessment of world ship system architectures and adequate population size.[5][6][7][8] The project has also been featured in the TV-series Rendezvous with the Future (BBC/Bilibili), popular science books[9] as well as art.[10]

The core team members have transferred to the Initiative for Interstellar Studies's world ship project and have presented their results at the ESA Interstellar Workshop in 2019 as well as in ESA's Acta Futura journal.[11][12][13][14]

  1. ^ Hein, Andreas M.; Pak, Mikhail; Pütz, Daniel; Bühler, Christian; Reiss, Philipp (2012). "World ships—architectures & feasibility revisited". Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. 65 (4): 119.
  2. ^ Interstellar, Icarus (2020-12-06). "Icarus Interstellar, Interstellar flight". Icarus Interstellar. Archived from the original on 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  3. ^ DNews (10 April 2015). "Icarus Interstellar: Visions of Our Starship Future". Seeker. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  4. ^ Mirsky, Steve. "Darwin in Space: How Multigenerational Missions Could Shape Human Evolution". Scientific American. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  5. ^ Hein, Andreas M.; Pak, Mikhail; Pütz, Daniel; Bühler, Christian; Reiss, Philipp (2012). "World ships—architectures & feasibility revisited". Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. 65 (4): 119.
  6. ^ Smith, Cameron M. (2014). "Estimation of a genetically viable population for multigenerational interstellar voyaging: Review and data for project Hyperion". Acta Astronautica. 97: 16–29. Bibcode:2014AcAau..97...16S. doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2013.12.013.
  7. ^ Fecht, Sarah (2 April 2014). "How Many People Does It Take to Colonize Another Star System?". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  8. ^ Wall, Mike (28 July 2014). "Want to Colonize an Alien Planet? Send 40,000 People". Space.com. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  9. ^ Reichl, Eugen (2012). Zukunftsprojekte der Raumfahrt: seit 1957 (Typenkompass) (1 ed.). Germany: Motorbuch Verlag.
  10. ^ Hardy, David. "Project Hyperion: Asteroid Starship". ComicArtFans. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  11. ^ Hein, Andreas M; Smith, Cameron; Marin, Frederic; Staats, Kai (2020). "World Ships: Feasibility and Rationale". Acta Futura. 12: 75–104. arXiv:2005.04100. doi:10.5281/zenodo.3747333. S2CID 218571111.
  12. ^ Faife, Corin (17 December 2019). "Scientists Are Contemplating a 1,000-Year Space Mission to Save Humanity". Medium - OneZero. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  13. ^ Hein, Andreas M; Smith, Cameron; Marin, Frédéric; Staats, Kai. "World Ships –Feasibility and Rationale" (PDF). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Scientists Are Planning a 1,000 Year Trip to Another Planet". Futurism. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.