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Oh no, I should have been more clear, sorry. When I say "Oumuamua chaser", I don't mean "something to chase Oumuamua", I mean "something to chase the next one". I'd have to work extended launch readiness scenarios into the proposal. You probably have to launch while the thing is somewhere between Jupiter and Saturn and headed in for another similar close approach to the sun (within maybe a few tens of solar radii?) on a hyperbolic (non)orbit. And like I said, it's doubtful you can rely on the hyperbola being within the plane of the ecliptic, which complicates launch and/or a good trajectory. Need a superlight craft and something like a Starship, ideally. I'll be back