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Maybe parent is a bit optimistic, both in terms of costs and travel time, but the orders of magnitude are approximately correct. Project Orion did come up with
by avian 8y ago
Maybe parent is a bit optimistic, both in terms of costs and travel time, but the orders of magnitude are approximately correct. Project Orion did come up with theoretical designs that were feasible for human travel (1 g acceleration).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_(nuclear_propulsion) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_(nuclear_propuls...
- maze-le 8y agoHuh, interesting... I always thought this kind of propulsion would be an almost instantaneous transmission of energy, thus enormous acceleration in a small timeframe. Thanks for the link...