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Conceptual space vehicle for interstellar travel
An interstellar ark is a conceptual starship designed for interstellar travel. Interstellar arks may be the most economically feasible method of traveling such distances. The ark has also been proposed as a potential habitat to preserve civilization and knowledge in the event of a global catastrophe. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Interstellar arkA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: The ArkThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Organic Molecules in the Interstellar Medium, Comets, and Meteorites: A Voyage from Dark Clouds to the Early EarthCited 984 times
- Go sideways: Enzmann starshipA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Project DaedalusA closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
đź“š Books worth reading
The ArkPatrick S. Tomlinson · 2001
Signatures of lifeEdward Ashpole · 2013
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