Initiative for Interstellar Studies
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| Abbreviation | i4is |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2012 |
| Founders | Kelvin F. Long, Rob Swinney |
| Legal status | Incorporated in the UK as a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee |
| Location | |
Region served | World |
| Members | Astronautical engineers Astrophysicists |
Executive Director | Andreas M. Hein |
Main organ | Principium |
| Website | www.i4is.org |
| Remarks | See also the i4is blog |
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purpose. It should be removed.The Initiative for Interstellar Studies (i4is) is a UK-registered not-for-profit company, whose objectives are education and research into the challenges of interstellar travel. It pioneered concepts of small-scale laser sail interstellar probes (Project Dragonfly) and missions to interstellar objects (Project Lyra). Several of its principals were involved in the 100 Year Starship winning team originated by NASA and DARPA.
The US activities of i4is are coordinated by the Institute for Interstellar Studies, a not-for-profit registered in Tennessee, USA.