▁ ʻ O um u am ua ▁would ▁be ▁" high ly ▁des irable , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁minimal ▁science ▁return ▁from ▁a ▁hyper - vel ocity ▁encounter ". ▁If ▁the ▁investig ative ▁craft ▁goes ▁too ▁fast , ▁it ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁orbit ▁or ▁land ▁on ▁the ▁astero id ▁and ▁would ▁fly ▁past ▁it . ▁The ▁authors ▁conclude ▁that , ▁although ▁challeng ing , ▁an ▁encounter ▁mission ▁would ▁be ▁feas ible ▁using ▁near - term ▁technology . ▁Sel ig man ▁and ▁L augh lin ▁adopt ▁a ▁complement ary ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁Ly ra ▁study ▁but ▁also ▁conclude ▁that ▁such ▁miss ions , ▁though ▁challeng ing ▁to ▁mount , ▁are ▁both ▁feas ible ▁and ▁scientific ally ▁attract ive . ▁ ▁One ▁option ▁is ▁using ▁first ▁a ▁Jup iter ▁fly by ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁close ▁solar ▁fly by ▁at ▁ ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁Ober th ▁effect . ▁D ifferent ▁mission ▁dur ations ▁and ▁their ▁velocity ▁requirements ▁were ▁expl ored ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁launch ▁date , ▁assuming ▁direct ▁imp uls ive ▁transfer ▁to ▁the ▁intercept ▁traject ory . ▁A ▁space craft ▁with ▁a ▁mass ▁of ▁tens ▁of ▁kil og rams ▁using ▁a ▁heat ▁shield ▁like ▁that ▁in ▁the ▁Parker ▁Sol ar ▁Pro be ▁and ▁a ▁Fal con ▁He avy - class ▁launch er ▁with ▁a ▁traject ory ▁including ▁a ▁power ed ▁Jup iter ▁fly by ▁and ▁a ▁solar ▁Ober th ▁man eu ver ▁could ▁reach ▁ 1 I / ʻ O um u am ua ▁if ▁launched