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Autolykos · Oct 3, 2005, 02:04 pm

Space exploration has always fascinated me. Lately, I found renewed interest in the Daedalus Project , a mid-1970s creation of the British Interplanetary Society. To me, it still seems like the most feasible interstellar exploration mission today (barring any way to make ramscoops work). Being of a rather libertarian "bent", I've started wondering if it could be possible for a private organization to build and launch a Daedalus-type spacecraft in the near future. The chief concern, of course, is how much such a project would cost. That is what I'd like to put out to the forum: Is there any way to reasonably estimate the pricetag on the Daedalus Project? If so, how much would it be?

Thanks in advance for any and all responses. :)

- Rob

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Autolykos Logical Phallussy Location: In your internets. Posts: 2,991	The Cost of Daedalus Space exploration has always fascinated me. Lately, I found renewed interest in the Daedalus Project , a mid-1970s creation of the British Interplanetary Society. To me, it still seems like the most feasible interstellar exploration mission today (barring any way to make ramscoops work). Being of a rather libertarian "bent", I've started wondering if it could be possible for a private organization to build and launch a Daedalus-type spacecraft in the near future. The chief concern, of course, is how much such a project would cost. That is what I'd like to put out to the forum: Is there any way to reasonably estimate the pricetag on the Daedalus Project? If so, how much would it be? Thanks in advance for any and all responses. :) - Rob