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Title:
Project Daedalus - The ranking of nearby stellar systems for exploration
Authors:
Martin, A. R.
Affiliation:
AA(Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Culham Laboratory, Abingdon, Oxon, England)
Publication:
British Interplanetary Society, Journal, vol. 29, Feb. 1976, p. 94-100.
Publication Date:
02/1976
Category:
Astronomy
Origin:
STI
NASA/STI Keywords:
Interstellar Travel, Mission Planning, Extrasolar Planets, Extraterrestrial Life, Stellar Evolution
Bibliographic Code:
1976JBIS...29...94M

Abstract

A simple analysis is presented which assigns weights to various factors relevant to near-stellar exploration and which allows the importance of missions to the nearby stars to be assessed relative to each other. The analysis is based on a scheme originated by Archer and O'Donnell (1971), but several modifications have been made. The ranking method which results has been applied to 13 nearby stars and stellar systems. Alpha Centauri A/B has the highest rank of any mission considered, with Barnard's Star second (with a mission importance of about 30% of the first ranked mission), followed by 61 Cygni A/B, Tau Ceti, and epsilon Eridani (about 20% importance).
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