Project Icarus: Stakeholder Analysis and Prediction of Technological Maturity of Key Technologies for the Development of the Icarus Interstellar Probe
- Paper number
IAC-10.D4.2.5
- Author
Mr. Andreas Hein, Technische Universität München, Germany
- Coauthor
Mr. Richard Osborne, Airborne Engineering, United Kingdom
- Year
2010
- Abstract
Project Icarus reassesses the original Daedalus concept of a fusion-propelled interstellar probe. Daedalus was conducted by the British Interplanetary Society during the 1970’s. Large scale space exploration projects like interstellar probes require a high level of continuous investments over long periods. Due to the project duration of several decades, a high level of sustainability is needed, which highly depends on the long-term commitment of important stakeholders. An additional challenge is the proposed use of technology, which is not yet existent or has to be extrapolated into the future. In order to respect these factors, scenarios for the societal, technological, scientific and political context for different time frames are constructed, in which the development of Icarus might become probable. On the basis of the scenarios, stakeholders are identified, which might be interested in a long-term commitment into such a project. To address the maturity of key technologies, estimates for different time-frames are made within the scenarios. Finally, implications of the results for the development of Icarus are derived. This is a submission of the Project Icarus Study Group.
- Abstract document
- Manuscript document
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