  We demonstrate a new technique for obtaining fission data for nuclei away
from $\beta$-stability. These types of data are pertinent to the astrophysical
\textit{r-}process, crucial to a complete understanding of the origin of the
heavy elements, and for developing a predictive model of fission. These data
are also important considerations for terrestrial applications related to power
generation and safeguarding. Experimentally, such data are scarce due to the
difficulties in producing the actinide targets of interest. The
solenoidal-spectrometer technique, commonly used to study nucleon-transfer
reactions in inverse kinematics, has been applied to the case of
transfer-induced fission as a means to deduce the fission-barrier height, among
other variables. The fission-barrier height of $^{239}$U has been determined
via the $^{238}$U($d$,$pf$) reaction in inverse kinematics, the results of
which are consistent with existing neutron-induced fission data indicating the
validity of the technique.
