rootbrowseIAC-19D4session 44. Strategies for Rapid Implementation of Interstellar Missions: Precursors and BeyondPapers1. An Interstellar Probe for the next Heliophysics Decadal Survey2. Interstellar Probe: Cross-Divisional Science Enabled by the First Deliberate Step in to the Galaxy3. Dual Jupiter Swing-by Trajectory for Interstellar Probe4. The Physics of Heat Shielding During an Oberth Maneuver5. Near Term Interstellar Missions : Finding and Reaching Interstellar Objects6. Sustainable Design for Extended Space Travel, Apprised7. Effect of ISM Impacts on Relativistic Spacecraft8. The Breakthrough Starshot Initiative: Program Update and Next Steps9. Experimental Study of Dynamics of a Lightsail Under Simulated Acceleration10. The Starshot Communication Downlink11. Design of a strategy based on AI to boost interstellar travel: the case of Breakthrough Starshot Project12. Directed Energy - The Path to Radical Propulsion Advancement- Enabling Long Range Power Beaming for Rapid Interplanetary and the First Interstellar Missions