Icarus Interstellar is a non-profit formed in March 2011. It is registered in the US state of Alaska. It was a spin-off from several people working on Project Icarus (Interstellar Probe Design Study), a theoretical effort to design a STARSHIP.Icarus Interstellar was founded by Andreas Tziolas, Richard Obousy, Kelvin Long, Pat Galea and Adam Crowl, all members of the "Original Project Icarus Study Group."
The Organization does not currently have a physical headquarters and instead members are spread around the world, working in a volunteer capacity. The organizations has 7 Directors, as follows:
* Richard Obousy, President
* Andreas Tziolas, Vice President (North America)
* Kelvin Long, Vice President (Europe)
* Pat Galea, Director
* Adam Crowl, Director
* Robert Freeland, Director
* Bill Cress, Director
The organization has a RESEARCH COMMITTEE, EXPERIMENTAL COMMITTEE, Business Development Committee,Public Outreach Committee,and an EDUCATION COMMITTEE.
Definition of ICAR: Indian Council of Agricultural Research (India)
International Conference on Advanced Robotics.
Interstellar Space Travel: is manned or unmanned travel between stars.Concept of interstellar travel in STARSHIPS is a staple of science fiction.NASA,ESA and other space agencies have been engaging in research into these topics for several years, and have accumulated a number of theoretical approaches.
Mae Jemison and Team Establish 100 Year STARSHIP With Goal to Make Interstellar Space Travel Reality by 2112
“An Inclusive, Audacious Journey Transforms Life Here on Earth and Beyond” proposal won the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) challenge—to create “a viable and sustainable non-governmental organization for persistent, long-term, private-sector investment into the myriad of disciplines needed to make long-distance space travel possible."
-MAE JEMISON, M.D. (Leader of 100YSS™)
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