As we're looking toward future NASA missions to 30 AU here is a 20 AU proposal. That's right: to probe George III's Planet, whose Greek name I shannot utter here.
The G3P mission having fewer AUs to travel can get there slower, and hit the brakes. Cargo: 5 tonnes (metric). NASA are looking at a "fully expendable" Falcon Heavy so, I guess, they're prepared to take Musk's bill for throwing aside his rocket. UPDATE 7/11 - If only they'd allow the Super-Heavy . . .
The launch would be AD 2031 arriving Planet VII around our winter 2044/5, AG 2356 if you're Syrian. By then Musk should have Starship running, as the comments point out; I wonder if even Rocket Lab's Neutron might be running. Either way nobody thinks SLS is a starter.
MOAR HYPE 2/16/23: Kathleen Mandt.
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