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20172020
most citedThe Andromeda Study: A Femto-Spacecraft Mission to Alpha Centauri

9 citations · 28 across the 8 of their papers we have counts for

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10 papers

astro-ph.IM2020

Exobodies in Our Back Yard: Science from Missions to Nearby Interstellar Objects

T. Marshall Eubanks, Jean Schneider, Andreas M. Hein +2

The recent discovery of the first confirmed Interstellar Objects (ISOs) passing through the Solar System on clearly hyperbolic objects opens the potential for near term ISO mission…

econ.GN2020

The Cathedral and the Starship: Learning from the Middle Ages for Future Long-Duration Projects

Andreas M. Hein

A popular analogue used in the space domain is that of historical building projects, notably cathedrals that took decades and in some cases centuries to complete. Cathedrals are of…

cs.HC20201 cited

A discrete-event simulation model for driver performance assessment: application to autonomous vehicle cockpit design optimization

Ilya Yuskevich, A. Hein, Kahina Amokrane-Ferka +2

The latest advances in the design of vehicles with the adaptive level of automation pose new challenges in the vehicle-driver interaction. Safety requirements underline the need to…

astro-ph.EP20204 cited

Project Lyra: Catching 1I/'Oumuamua -- Using Laser Sailcraft in 2030

Adam Hibberd, Andreas M. Hein

Discovered in October 2017, the interstellar object designated 1I/'Oumuamua was the first such object to be observed travelling through our solar system. 1I/'Oumuamua has other cha…

physics.pop-ph20202 cited

World ships: Feasibility and Rationale

Andreas M. Hein, Cameron Smith, Frédéric Marin +1

World ships are hypothetical, large, self-contained spacecraft for crewed interstellar travel, taking centuries to reach other stars. Due to their crewed nature, size, and long tri…

physics.soc-ph20204 cited

Energy Limits to the Gross Domestic Product on Earth

Andreas M. Hein, Jean-Baptiste Rudelle

Once carbon emission neutrality and other sustainability goals have been achieved, a widespread assumption is that economic growth at current rates can be sustained beyond the 21st…