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A question to the experts: Is it possible with current technology to send a probe after it? Let's say we decide today to do it and then spend the next 1-2 years
by yoodenvranx 9y ago
A question to the experts: Is it possible with current technology to send a probe after it? Let's say we decide today to do it and then spend the next 1-2 years to build a probe: would we still be able to catch up to it?
- zaarn 9y agoSeveral designs for propulsion systems capable of these accelerations with sufficient efficiency exist. These fall mostly into the region of nuclear drives such as NERVA or Project Orion/Medusa.