Magnifying The Nearby Stellar Systems By “Focal” Space Missions To 550 AU Part One

C. Maccone, M. Pianta. (1997), JBIS, 50, pp.277-280

Refcode: 1997.50.277

Abstract:

A FOCAL spacecraft is a deep space probe that must escape the Solar System along a straight line trajectory and reach distances ranging from 550 AU to 800 AU from the Sun, or, perhaps, even 1000 AU.