Project Dragonfly - Sail to the Stars

A project in by Rob Swinney i4is
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The first international contest to let students shape the future of interstellar travel.
Backers: 100
Average Pledge Per Backer: £64

Funded: £6,387 of £5,000
Dates: Apr 14th -> May 14th (30 days)
Project By: Rob Swinney i4is
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Latest News

A big 'thank you'!

May 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Not only have we made our pledge goal, but we are already more than 10% beyond that! The organisational team as well as the student teams are extremely happy about that, as this success presents a great opportunity for all of us.  In a short video,... (Read More)

We are funded!

May 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, this is incredible. You are making interstellar space exploration happen! Thanks to your generous support we made our pledge goal 5 days before the deadline.  The entire Project Dragonfly Team wants to thank you and wishes you all a relaxed... (Read More)

The future is now!

May 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Since the beginning of this campaign we have received so much positive feedback and witnessed the excitement that space exploration sparks in people, that we can not thank every single person enough. However, part of the success we had so far can be... (Read More)

Update from the Munich Team

May 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
As we approach the final week of this campaign, we have already made it to 80% of our targeted pledge goal, thanks to your support! The entire Dragonfly team is currently working hard to make sure we can reach our aims within the given time frame and... (Read More)

Who is the person in the creator section of this campaign?

May 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
A happy, sunny weekend to all of you! We only have eleven more days to go and want to encourage you to share this campaign by giving you some more intel on the people working on Project Dragonfly. As you come across our Kickstarter website (which... (Read More)

Update from Team CranSEDS

April 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, we are already at 65%, thanks to all your great support, and we have fifteen more days to achieve our pledge goal! In that time, we will try to give you more insight into the project and even more good reasons to back and share it. A little... (Read More)

Happy Birthday to the Hubble Space Telescope

April 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Yesterday, the Hubble telescope celebrated 25 years of service and at the same time, thanks to our generous backers, we are at more than 50% of our funding goal. This is amazing, thank you all! And believe it or not, getting Hubble funded was... (Read More)

Investing in space

April 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
As you are supporting this campaign, you may have asked yourself: what exactly will my pledge money be used for? With the graph below, we want to give you a clearer picture of what we are doing with the funds that you have generously pledged to us.... (Read More)

Space mission design in the making!

April 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello spacefarers,  in our newest update we would like to show you some examples of the work that has already been done by the participating teams. It is no easy feat to come up with a concept for something that does not exist anywhere in the world,... (Read More)

But wait... there is more teams!

April 19th - via: kickstarter.com
With in less than a week we already made it to 30% of our pledge goal. Thank you for the great support! You are helping us to shape the future of space travel and bring students around the world closer to their goal of contributing important work to... (Read More)

Space and art, an inspiring combination

April 19th - via: kickstarter.com
We hope all of you are enjoying a relaxed Sunday! To make it even better, we want to give you a little impression of our artistic pledge rewards: Our T-shirt, poster, and postcards will be illustrated by world-renown space artists David A. Hardy and... (Read More)

Cairo University and Reward Updates

April 18th - via: kickstarter.com
We wish you a weekend full of interstellar awesomeness! Within the first couple of days the project got already more than 20% funding, and with your help we will make it to 100% in no time. Support the big dreams and share this campaign with your... (Read More)

The creator of Project Dragonfly

April 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Today we would like to introduce you a little more to Andreas Hein, the man who made the entire Project Dragonfly come to life. In a short interview he will address a couple of questions and talk a bit about himself and the project.  Don't forget... (Read More)

Your personal 3D-Spaceship

April 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Since we received several questions regarding several of our pledge rewards, we want to give you some more insights and details: The 3D-printed model (Pledge Level “The Fleet Admiral”) Please be aware that currently we cannot show you the design... (Read More)

Second Team Video and a big Thank You!

April 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow – we are really impressed how much support we got during the first 36 hours. A really big thank you to all of you out there supporting us! You are now officialy shaping the future of interstellar space flight :-). Next one on the list to... (Read More)

First team video and some info on future updates

April 14th - via: kickstarter.com
It is awesome that the project already had such a great first day and we would like to thank everyone who already decided to support this endeavor, shaping the future of space exploration! To give you more information on who you are actually pledging... (Read More)

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