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At 20% the speed of light, time would dilate by around 2%, but that's about the extent of the effects, afaik. Also: why bother decelerating at all? Take a pict
by mabbo 11y ago
At 20% the speed of light, time would dilate by around 2%, but that's about the extent of the effects, afaik.
Also: why bother decelerating at all? Take a picture as you fly by.
- zdkl 11y agoWouldn't want to program that particular timer. Talk about hard real time requirements!
- saalweachter 11y agoIt'd be hilarious to have a bonus tied to the successful completion of that project. "In twenty years, I may get an $X bonus!"
- onesun 11y agoHave you ever tried to take a picture from a moving car? They never turn out.
- fsloth 11y agoThe sun is 8 light minutes away from earth. These babies would span that distance in 40 minutes. If the plan is to take planetary images I would call that basically crawling speed in terms of angular velocity (unless they are on actual collision course).
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