论文标题
Voyager 3：星际媒介的概念任务
Voyager 3: A Concept Mission to Interstellar Medium
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论文摘要
Voyager 3是一项概念任务，可在合理的时间内将太空望远镜发送到星际介质。 Voyager 3将使用550天文单元（AU）的太阳引力镜头拍摄外部球星的直接图像。该航天器将使用其科学仪器套件来研究当地太阳系和星际培养基的环境，并通过成像外行星来最终确定其主要任务。提出了两个潜在的架构来满足该任务指令，使用多个引力助攻和相当大的电推进燃烧，以达到达到550 AU所需的高逃逸速度。本文扩展了科学任务目标，轨迹和基线航天器的初步设计。
Voyager 3 is a concept mission that sends a space telescope to the interstellar medium in a reasonable amount of time. Voyager 3 would take a direct image of an exoplanet using the solar gravitational lensing at the distance of 550 astronomical unit (AU). The spacecraft would use its suite of scientific instruments to study the environment of the local solar system and interstellar medium and finalize its primary mission by imaging an exoplanet. Two potential architectures are proposed to meet this mission directive, using multiple gravitational assists and sizable electric propulsion burns to achieve the high escape speeds necessary to reach 550 AU. This paper expands on the science mission objectives, trajectory, and the preliminary design of the baseline spacecraft.
