rootbrowseIAC-20D4session 44. Strategies for Rapid Implementation of Interstellar Missions: Precursors and BeyondPapers1. Interstellar Probe: Science Discoveries at the Boundary to Interstellar Space and Beyond2. Rapid Access to the Interstellar Medium: A Feasibility Study3. A Pragmatic Interstellar Probe Mission: Progress and Status4. System Engineering a Solar Thermal Propulsion Mission Concept for Rapid Interstellar Medium Access5. Vaporization of interplanetary dust during the acceleration phase of a laser-driven lightsail6. Feasibility assessment of deceleration technologies for interstellar probes8. Case Study of an Interstellar Mission to Altair: Foundations for Interstellar Travel with Advanced 21st Century Technology9. Interstellar Travel: Possibility or a Dream – Plausibility Analysis10. Comprehensive Case Study of an Interstellar Travel to Barnard's Star via Electric Ion Propulsion employing Semi-Relativistic flight Parameter11. A Feasibility Analysis of Interstellar Ramjet Concepts13. Technologies Evolution for Interstellar Travel capability14. Sustainable Design for Extended Space Travel, Apprised