Interstellar Radioisotope Modular Architecture (IRMA)

This paper demonstrates a conceptual mission with the idea of venturing out into interstellar space; essentially beginning the primary mission passed the Kuiper Belt, at the frontiers where Voyager missions are going to conclude around Year 2025. The primary objective is to confirm and improve the data analysis collected by each Voyager spacecraft, whilst utilizing newly developed equipment, such as CubeSats, and using pieces of the original Voyager equipment for inspiration. Two spacecrafts (IRMA I and II) are expected to be programmed to investigate the Shapiro Time Delay test, which is crucial in accurately determining the distance to planetary probes, alongside Voyager’s primary objectives of exploring Jupiter and Saturn. The secondary objectives of the mission focus on investigating the unsolved problems in astrophysics. They include Kuiper Cliff analysis, flyby anomaly investigation, study of ultra-high energy cosmic rays, the investigation of the heliosphere and heliopause, and finally the discovery of the potential Planet 9.