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My cartoon solution is to develop nuclear(or otherwise) powered rockets that send nuclear waste onto a collision course with the sun.
by has2k1 11y ago
My cartoon solution is to develop nuclear(or otherwise) powered rockets that send nuclear waste onto a collision course with the sun.
- lern_too_spel 11y agoIt's cheaper to send things out of the solar system than it is to hit the sun. http://www.csicop.org/sb/show/shooting_for_the_sun http://www.csicop.org/sb/show/shooting_for_the_sun
- industriousthou 11y agoWow, this is a great article. I just assumed that the sun's gravity would assist in pulling a payload in, making it less costly than trying to launch out of the solar system. Really, really, interesting. Edit: Just wanted to mention that disposing of nuclear material by trying to launch it into space is absurd, but the orbital mechanics of the problem are pretty interesting.
- has2k1 11y agoThanks for the link. Great break down of the barriers. I did know that the size of the required velocity difference would be that significant.
- legulere 11y agoAll that kind of stuff has already been discussed. Rockets explode way to often and then your nuclear waste would spread all over a region.