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I actually ran numbers on electrosails to decelerate, they do not work, at all - many orders of magnitude. Email me for spreadsheet. Pulsed nuclear propulsion i

by davedx 5y ago

I actually ran numbers on electrosails to decelerate, they do not work, at all - many orders of magnitude. Email me for spreadsheet. Pulsed nuclear propulsion is the only tech we have that works

Robotbeat 5y ago
Electrosails aren’t as good for this as magnetosails; I just included electrosails for completeness.