Positron Dynamics

Completed the new source installation last week at Berkeley, just before the shelter in place came into effect. Good work, team!

We had a great time speaking at the NASA Workshop on Interstellar Propulsion last week! Part of the 2019 Interstellar Symposium, the workshop focused on physics-based propulsion technologies that have the potential to meet the goal of launching an interstellar probe within the next century and achieving .1c transit velocity: Beamed Energy Propulsion, Fusion, and Antimatter. At this meeting, the state-of-the-art of each was examined, and competing approaches to advancing the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) were presented and assessed for synthesis into a report that will serve as the blueprint for possible future interstellar propulsion technology development. Cheers to the hosts for an inspiring week 🚀

Looking forward to a lively discussion on progress in interstellar propulsion at Breakthrough Discuss - Catch our talk on the Initiatives livestream, Friday April 13th:

Breakthrough Initiatives Breakthrough Discuss is an academic conference focused on the search for life in the Universe and novel ideas for space exploration.