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Right we don't know how to do it but it's not unphysical either. You almost surely couldn't push your own fuel but a scoop is at least not physically impossible
by cheerlessbog 7y ago
Right we don't know how to do it but it's not unphysical either. You almost surely couldn't push your own fuel but a scoop is at least not physically impossible.
The most problematic part is likely the fantastic particle and radiation flux that would impinge on the front of the craft.
- stcredzero 7y agoYou almost surely couldn't push your own fuel but a scoop is at least not physically impossible. As far as we know, you always wind up with more drag than you can overcome by using what you scoop as fusion fuel. The most problematic part is likely the fantastic particle and radiation flux that would impinge on the front of the craft. Exploiting time dilation would probably be rendered impossible by this.
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