Project Hyperion, launched in December 2011 by Andreas Hein in the context of Icarus Interstellar. Project Hyperion was to perform a preliminary study that defines integrated concepts for a crewed interstellar starship or

generation ship A generation ship, or generation starship, is a hypothetical type of interstellar ark starship that travels at sub- light speed. Since such a ship might require hundreds to thousands of years to reach nearby stars, the original occupants of a g ...

. This was a two-year study mainly based out of the WARR student group at the

Technical University of Munich The Technical University of Munich (TUM or TU Munich; german: Technische Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It specializes in engineering, technology, medicine, and applied and natural sciences. Establis ...

(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. Notable results of the project include an assessment of world ship system architectures and adequate population size. The project has also been featured in popular science books as well as art. The core team members have transferred to the

Initiative for Interstellar Studies The Initiative for Interstellar Studies (i4is) is a UK-registered not-for-profit company, whose objectives are education and research into the challenges of Interstellar Travel. It pioneered small-scale laser sail interstellar probes ( Project Dr ...

's world ship project and have presented their results at the

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Interstellar Workshop in 2019 as well as in

's Acta Futura journal.

References

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