> You'd need to fire the rocket to slow down sufficiently to fall into the sun right? Yes, which is around 30 km/s of delta-v, as compared with only 12 km/s de

> You'd need to fire the rocket to slow down sufficiently to fall into the sun right? Yes, which is around 30 km/s of delta-v, as compared with only 12 km/s delta-v to boost an object from Earth's orbit (assuming you launch it in the same direction that Earth is traveling) to escape velocity from the solar system.