NASA is Getting Serious About an Interstellar Mission

Published: Nov. 1, 2019, 7:12 a.m.

Interstellar space exploration has long been the stuff of science fiction, a technological challenge that many engineers believe humans just aren\u2019t up to yet. But an ongoing study by a group of NASA-affiliated researchers is challenging this assumption. The researchers have a vision for a mission that could be built with existing technology. Indeed, the group says that if their mission is selected by NASA it could fly as soon as 2030.