Fleet Unity - Humanity’s First Interstellar Armada
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Humanity’s first interstellar ark becomes something bigger. Explore Fleet Unity—a roaming civilization, ship-turned-shipyard, and the birth of humanity’s first true interstellar armada.
The CALL FOR PAPERS is now open for the 2nd European Interstellar Symposium, taking place 2nd to 4th December 2026, in Venice, Italy.
- Abstract submission by July 31
- Abstract Acceptance : Sept 15
- Symposium : Dec 2-4
All contributions are welcome
To learn more visit irg.space/second-europ...
Will this be the solution to Interstellar Travel ?
If you want a layperson's guide concerning the paper I wrote with Marshall Eubanks and Andreas Hein on the subject of missions to 3I/ATLAS using a solar slingshot, go to my starship blog for the Initiative for Interstellar Studies, here:
i4is.org/a-mission-to...
Paper header screenshot. Paper title "From interplanetary to interstellar:Current status of exploration using space sails and required developments"
Here's an interesting paper, just published...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Here's another interesting "Interstellar" video from @isaac-arthur.bsky.social ....
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Go to my starship blog about intercepting interstellar object 3I/ATLAS by a particular spacecraft trajectory manoeuvre known as a 'Solar Oberth':
i4is.org/3i-atlas-is-...
@i4interstellar.bsky.social
@i4interstellar.bsky.social
My latest blog details how my software works at a basic level, and explains how I used it to solve the problem of sending a mission to catch the interstellar object 1I/'Oumuamua:
adamhibberd.com/2026/02/07/h...
This might be of interest to @adamsspaceresearch.bsky.social
We've just sent this link to Mike McCulloch, he explains the non-viable orbits with his Quantised Inertia theory ... he may or may not be correct, we keep an open mind !
( He's banned from Wikipedia, his blog is at physicsfromtheedge.blogspot.com )
Interesting, and perhaps of interest to @adamsspaceresearch.bsky.social ?
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The authors describe self-consistent scenarios for future Earth technospheres as analogs for extraterrestrial technospheres....
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Dec-25 [1] : A paper by Colin Snodgrass describes how the ESA Comet Interceptor can provide a conceptual basis for a future mission to visit an Interstellar Object
arxiv.org/abs/2512.00492
We're not sure about the science, but Mike McCulloch has spoken on QI at our events in the past ... and if he's right, interstellar travel becomes much easier !
Here's an interesting concept that promises 'easy interstellar propulsion' ...
Explore how we can become an interstellar species! Watch Michael Nayak's keynote at the IRG 2025 Symposium: https://youtu.be/hq4cQVSiow4 #IRG2025 #InterstellarSymposium #MichaelNayak
Here's a short (2 minute) NASA video on a laser-driven interstellar swarm, published a few months ago...
( Thanks to @bargill33.bsky.social for the link !)
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Here's another 'Interstellar' video from @isaac-arthur.bsky.social ...
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The November issue of our Principium magazine is out now !
Many thanks to our new editor Gill Norman @bargill33.bsky.social and her team for all their hard work, they are introduced in the text.
Read it all here : i4is.org/principium-51/
@isaac-arthur.bsky.social !
Here's a great video from Isaac Arthur covering many aspects of Interstellar colonisation...
- What Counts as Interstellar?
- Transport and Survival
- Nearby Candidates
- How Might We Do It?
- Sleeper Ships
- Interstellar Relays
- Cloning and Digital Migration
youtu.be/r1VZVmnIZDg?...
The Interstellar Research Group is offering three $2,500 scholarships for undergrad, master’s, and doctoral students advancing humanity’s path to the stars. Apply by Dec 15, 2025, at 5 PM EST. Learn more: https://irg.space/scholarships/2026-scholarships/
#IRG #STEM #Scholarships
The Interstellar Research Group is now accepting 2026 scholarship applications for undergrad, master’s, and doctoral students in the U.S. Three $2,500 awards for those shaping humanity’s future among the stars. Apply by Dec 15, 2025: https://irg.space/scholarships/2026-scholarships/
#IRG
Shape humanity’s interstellar future. The Interstellar Research Group seeks visionary leaders to join its Board of Directors. Help guide the global pursuit of interstellar flight and exploration. Apply by Dec 10, 2025: https://ow.ly/glbc50XpLNt
#SpaceLeadership #IRG
This describes five ideas for interstellar travel.
As a spoiler, in summary...
- Brute-force 'Project Daedalus'
- Laser Sail
- Bussard Ramjet
- Antimatter 'Project Valkyrie'
- the 'Light Hugger'
Other concepts involve breaking physics, these (just) avoid that. Comments?
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Issue 50 of Principium is now published
- Lead Feature : BOOK REVIEW, The Ross 248 Project.
- Project Hyperion
- Breakthrough Disc
- "Where do you look for ET"
- IAC25
- The Journals
- Interstellar News
.. and more !
Read it here : - i4is.org/principium-50/
Editor: @johninghamdavies.bsky.social
My latest starship blog for the Initiative for Interstellar Studies (@i4interstellar.bsky.social):
i4is.org/3i-atlas-the...
My paper with Avi Loeb and Adam Crowl on the subject of bringing Juno as close to 3I/ATLAS as possible:
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
🌌 Announcing the Winners of the Project Hyperion Design Competition 🌌 ... hosted by i4iS.
Can we imagine a society that thrives on the journey to the stars?
🏆 Winners
🥇 Chrysalis
🥈 WFP Extreme
🥉 Systema Stellare Proximum
Plus 10 mentions...
Full details are here : www.projecthyperion.org
Our astrodynamicist @adamsspaceresearch.bsky.social is presenting on "Flying to a Potentially Hazardous Object..." on 20Sep25 with T Marshall Eubanks, hosted by the BIS.
They'll present research into a mission to PHO 2024 YR4, which may hit the Moon in 2032.
www.bis-space.com/event/bis-we...