Mission: Catch a Guest from Another Star System ⚡ экспресс
Original: "Intercepting Interstellar Objects"
One day, a space interceptor will bolt into action to study an interstellar wanderer on the fly.
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Most space missions know where they're going. But Comet Interceptor launches without a target. Its job is to lightning-bolt toward a comet that will be found later. The idea is so good that they want to apply it to chasing interstellar objects. Perhaps the next guest from beyond won't slip away uncaught.
🎯 The first interstellar object, 'Oumuamua, resembled a cigar tumbling chaotically in the void. It was spotted only on its way out—as it was already moving away from the Sun.
🎬 Arthur C. Clarke in 'Rendezvous with Rama' described the appearance of a mysterious interstellar cylinder, and this mission could become a real rendezvous with a similar object.