5 THIS PROJECT IS MEANT TO PROVIDE NASA WITH A WHITE PAPER THAT LISTS AND EVALUATES DIFFERENT FORMS OF ADVANCED PROPULSION THAT COULD POTENTIALLY PROVIDE A WAY OF SENDING A PROBE TO ANOTHER STAR IN THE FUTURE. THIS WHITE PAPER WILL BE PUBLICLY RELEASABLE AND NASA MAY RELEASE IT FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. THIS PROJECT IS BEING PURSUED FOR THREE REASONS FIRST, BECAUSE SPACE TECHNOLOGY MISSION DIRECTORATE AT NASA HQ HAS THREE FUNDED PROGRAMS THAT REGULARLY FUND STUDIES IN ADVANCED PROPULSION, SO A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IS REASONABLE AND POSSIBLE, SET IN COMPARISON TO THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ART, IS VERY USEFUL. SECOND, CONGRESS HAS PUT LANGUAGE IN ITS APPROPRIATIONS BILL ASKING NASA TO MAKE SUCH AN INVESTIGATION. THIRD, INTERSTELLAR PROPULSION IS A TOPIC OF AND SO RELEASING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC WILL HELP INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF EXPLORERS WHILE INFORMING THEM OF WHAT THE POSSIBLE IS. Funding Only Action ($160k) 9/24/19 Not listed THIS PROJECT IS MEANT TO PROVIDE NASA WITH A WHITE PAPER THAT LISTS AND EVALUATES DIFFERENT FORMS OF ADVANCEDPROPULSION THAT COULD POTENTIALLY PROVIDE A WAY OF SENDING A PROBE TO ANOTHER STAR IN THE FUTURE. THIS WHITE PAPER WILL BE PUBLICLY RELEASABLE AND NASA MAY RELEASE IT FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD.THIS PROJECT IS BEING PURSUED FOR THREE REASONS FIRST BECAUSE SPACE TECHNOLOGY MISSION DIRECTORATE AT NASA HQ HAS THREE FUNDED PROGRAMS THAT REGULARLY FUND STUDIES IN ADVANCED PROPULSION SO A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IS REASONABLE AND POSSIBLE SET IN COMPARISON TO THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ART IS VERY USEFUL. SECOND CONGRESS HAS PUT LANGUAGE IN ITS APPROPRIATIONS BILL ASKING NASA TO MAKE SUCH AN INVESTIGATION. THIRD INTERSTELLAR PROPULSION IS A TOPIC OF AND SO RELEASING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC WILL HELP INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF EXPLORERS WHILE INFORMING THEM OF WHAT THE POSSIBLE IS. ($160k) 9/24/19 Not listed THIS PROJECT IS MEANT TO PROVIDE NASA WITH A WHITE PAPER THAT LISTS AND EVALUATES DIFFERENT FORMS OF ADVANCEDPROPULSION THAT COULD POTENTIALLY PROVIDE A WAY OF SENDING A PROBE TO ANOTHER STAR IN THE FUTURE. THIS WHITE PAPER WILL BE PUBLICLY RELEASABLE AND NASA MAY RELEASE IT FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD.THIS PROJECT IS BEING PURSUED FOR THREE REASONS FIRST BECAUSE SPACE TECHNOLOGY MISSION DIRECTORATE AT NASA HQ HAS THREE FUNDED PROGRAMS THAT REGULARLY FUND STUDIES IN ADVANCED PROPULSION SO A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IS REASONABLE AND POSSIBLE SET IN COMPARISON TO THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ART IS VERY USEFUL. SECOND CONGRESS HAS PUT LANGUAGE IN ITS APPROPRIATIONS BILL ASKING NASA TO MAKE SUCH AN INVESTIGATION. THIRD INTERSTELLAR PROPULSION IS A TOPIC OF AND SO RELEASING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC WILL HELP INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF EXPLORERS WHILE INFORMING THEM OF WHAT THE POSSIBLE IS. $199.5k 9/24/18 4 THIS PROJECT IS MEANT TO PROVIDE NASA WITH A WHITE PAPER THAT LISTS AND EVALUATES DIFFERENT FORMS OF ADVANCED PROPULSION THAT COULD POTENTIALLY PROVIDE A WAY OF SENDING A PROBE TO ANOTHER STAR IN THE FUTURE. THIS WHITE PAPER WILL BE PUBLICLY RELEASABLE AND NASA MAY RELEASE IT FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD. THIS PROJECT IS BEING PURSUED FOR THREE REASONS FIRST, BECAUSE SPACE TECHNOLOGY MISSION DIRECTORATE AT NASA HQ HAS THREE FUNDED PROGRAMS THAT REGULARLY FUND STUDIES IN ADVANCED PROPULSION, SO A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IS REASONABLE AND POSSIBLE, SET IN COMPARISON TO THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ART, IS VERY USEFUL. SECOND, CONGRESS HAS PUT LANGUAGE IN ITS APPROPRIATIONS BILL ASKING NASA TO MAKE SUCH AN INVESTIGATION. THIRD, INTERSTELLAR PROPULSION IS A TOPIC OF AND SO RELEASING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC WILL HELP INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF EXPLORERS WHILE INFORMING THEM OF WHAT THE POSSIBLE IS. Funding Only Action $199.5k 9/24/18 Not listed THIS PROJECT IS MEANT TO PROVIDE NASA WITH A WHITE PAPER THAT LISTS AND EVALUATES DIFFERENT FORMS OF ADVANCEDPROPULSION THAT COULD POTENTIALLY PROVIDE A WAY OF SENDING A PROBE TO ANOTHER STAR IN THE FUTURE. THIS WHITE PAPER WILL BE PUBLICLY RELEASABLE AND NASA MAY RELEASE IT FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD.THIS PROJECT IS BEING PURSUED FOR THREE REASONS FIRST BECAUSE SPACE TECHNOLOGY MISSION DIRECTORATE AT NASA HQ HAS THREE FUNDED PROGRAMS THAT REGULARLY FUND STUDIES IN ADVANCED PROPULSION SO A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT IS REASONABLE AND POSSIBLE SET IN COMPARISON TO THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ART IS VERY USEFUL. SECOND CONGRESS HAS PUT LANGUAGE IN ITS APPROPRIATIONS BILL ASKING NASA TO MAKE SUCH AN INVESTIGATION. THIRD INTERSTELLAR PROPULSION IS A TOPIC OF AND SO RELEASING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC WILL HELP INSPIRE A NEW GENERATION OF EXPLORERS WHILE INFORMING THEM OF WHAT THE POSSIBLE IS. ($199k) 9/18/18