Sentence examples for interstellar probe from inspiring English sources

The question is relevant for circumstances as varied as an interstellar probe that loses contact with Earth and must adapt to unforeseen problems, or an automated factory scheduler attempting to deal with unexpected shortages or breakdowns.

Probably the most challenging missions are Solar Probe, a satellite to fly through the sun's atmosphere, and Interstellar Probe, a satellite to explore interstellar space.

This region was probed in the past by remote techniques and it will be explored in situ by the NASA's planned Interstellar Probe mission.

The radial speed that is required for an Interstellar Probe mission is favorable for detection methods that are based on the impact ionization of dust particles.

One is used as a lift engine for a launch vehicle, another as an orbital engine for the launcher and a third as the main engine for an interstellar probe.

In 2014, the Initiative for Interstellar Studies (i4is) hosted the Project Dragonfly Design Competition, which aimed at assessing the feasibility of sending an interstellar probe propelled by a laser-powered light sail to another star system.

But these DIY contraptions, with expansive photovoltaic panels mounted fore, aft, left, right, overhead and even atop makeshift trailers, look more like interstellar probes than proper two-wheelers.

As the detailed properties of the local interstellar medium (LISM) may only become apparent after interstellar probes have been able to make in situ measurements, the first such probes will have to be designed conservatively with respect to what can be learned about the LISM from the immediate environment of the Solar System.

This week a senior U.S. lawmaker who helps write NASA's budget called on the agency to begin developing its own interstellar probes, with the aim of launching a mission to Alpha Centauri, our nearest star system, in 2069 the centenary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Today a senior U.S. lawmaker who helps write NASA's budget called on the agency to begin developing its own interstellar probes, with the aim of launching a mission to Alpha Centauri, our nearest star system, in 2069 the centenary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

R.N. Bracewell's contribution printed in the same work was the basis of my own ideas about interstellar probes".