[[Space Studies Institute]] blev, i april 2017, udvalgt som en del af [[NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts|NASA's Innovative Advanced Concepts]] (NIAC) program, som et fase I forslag for Mach-effekt forskning.<ref name="NIAC 2017">
{{cite web
 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invests-in-22-visionary-exploration-concepts|title=NASA Invests in 22 Visionary Exploration Concepts
 |publisher=NASA
 |date=2017
 |access-date=11. april 2017
}}
</ref><ref name="NIAC 2017 Mach Effect">
{{cite web
 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2017_Phase_I_Phase_II/Mach_Effects_for_In_Space_Propulsion_Interstellar_Mission|title=Mach Effects for In Space Propulsion: Interstellar Mission
 |publisher=NASA
 |date=2017
 |access-date=11. april 2017
}}
</ref><ref name="NIAC MEGA">
{{cite web
 |author=Becky Ferreira
 |date=12. april 2017
 |title=NASA's Newest Interstellar Concepts Rely on Huge Laser Arrays and Gravity Surfing
 |website=Motherboard
 |publisher=Vice
 |url=https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/nasa-interstellar-space-missions-concepts-niac
}}
</ref><ref name="NIAC 2017 Tau Zero">
{{cite web
 |author=Paul Gilster
 |date=12. april 2017
 |title=NIAC 2017: Interstellar Implications
 |website=Centauri Dreams
 |publisher=Tau Zero Foundation
 |url=http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=37488
}}
</ref>
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