DEEP SPACE
Systems research for environments with no resupply, no rescue and extreme communication delay.
Division · INTERSTELLAR
LSO INTERSTELLAR
THE LONG HORIZON.
Some destinations require technologies that do not exist yet. LSO Interstellar exists to research those technologies.
THEORETICAL
01Focus areas
01Deep-space systems
02Long-duration spacecraft
03Autonomous exploration
04Advanced propulsion
05Deep-space communication
06Closed-loop habitation
07Interstellar research
08Generation-scale mission concepts
09Theoretical future transportation
02Disciplines
PROPULSION
Theoretical and early-experimental propulsion research. No performance claims are made.
AUTONOMOUS EXPLORATION
Probe architectures capable of decades of independent operation.
DEEP-SPACE COMMUNICATION
Extremely low signal-to-noise link research.
LONG-DURATION HABITATION
Human factors and reliability research over mission durations measured in decades.
CLOSED-LOOP SYSTEMS
Atmosphere, water and biomass loop research approaching full closure.
GENERATIONAL SYSTEMS
Governance, maintenance and knowledge-transfer concepts for multi-generation missions.
THEORETICAL TRANSPORT
Physics-level studies with no engineering pathway at present. Clearly labelled THEORETICAL.
INTERSTELLAR RESEARCH
Coordination of long-horizon research across every LSO division.