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=== Other designs === * [[Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)|Project Orion]], human crewed interstellar ship (1958β1968). * [[Project Daedalus]], uncrewed interstellar probe (1973β1978). * Starwisp, uncrewed interstellar probe (1985).<ref>{{cite journal |title= Starwisp β An ultra-light interstellar probe |last= Forward |first= R. L. |journal= Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets |volume= 22 |number= 3 |date= MayβJune 1985 |pages= 345β350 |doi= 10.2514/3.25754 |bibcode= 1985JSpRo..22..345F}}</ref> * [[Project Longshot]], uncrewed interstellar probe (1987β1988). * [[Starseed launcher|Starseed/launcher]], fleet of uncrewed interstellar probes (1996). * [[Project Valkyrie]], human crewed interstellar ship (2009). * [[Project Icarus (interstellar)|Project Icarus]], uncrewed interstellar probe (2009β2014). * Sun-diver, uncrewed interstellar probe.<ref>{{cite journal | url= http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~diedrich/solarsails/docs/Near-term_beam_sail.pdf | author= Benford, James |author2=Benford, Gregory | title= Near-Term Beamed Sail Propulsion Missions: Cosmos-1 and Sun-Diver | journal= Beamed Energy Propulsion | year= 2003 | volume= 664 | page= 358 | publisher= Department of Physics, University of California, Irvine | doi= 10.1063/1.1582124 | bibcode= 2003AIPC..664..358B | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141024185623/http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~diedrich/solarsails/docs/Near-term_beam_sail.pdf | archive-date= 2014-10-24 | url-status= dead}}</ref> * [[Project Dragonfly (space study)|Project Dragonfly]], small laser-propelled interstellar probe (2013β2015). * [[Breakthrough Starshot]], fleet of uncrewed interstellar probes, announced on 12 April 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://breakthroughinitiatives.org/Initiative/3 |title=Breakthrough Starshot |work=Breakthrough Initiatives |date=12 April 2016 |access-date=2016-04-12 |archive-date=12 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412180305/http://www.breakthroughinitiatives.org/Initiative/3 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[http://breakthroughinitiatives.org/Concept/3 Starshot β Concept] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160903181459/http://breakthroughinitiatives.org/Concept/3 |date=3 September 2016 }}.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://breakthroughinitiatives.org/Target/3|title=Breakthrough Initiatives|website=breakthroughinitiatives.org|access-date=14 April 2016|archive-date=28 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170428235912/http://breakthroughinitiatives.org/Target/3|url-status=live}}</ref> * [[Solar One (interstellar)|Solar One]], crewed spacecraft that would combine beamed-powered propulsion, electromagnetic propulsion, and nuclear propulsion (2020).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-22|title=Solar One β a concept for interstellar travel|url=https://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/solar-one-a-concept-for-interstellar-travel/5239/|access-date=2020-12-07|website=Innovation News Network|language=en-GB|archive-date=7 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230107214530/https://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/solar-one-a-concept-for-interstellar-travel/5239/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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