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30 years.. I wouldn't be surprised when a bigger and better telescope launched 10 years later arrives there 15 years before this crazy contraption.
by lstodd 4y ago
30 years.. I wouldn't be surprised when a bigger and better telescope launched 10 years later arrives there 15 years before this crazy contraption.
- Cthulhu_ 4y agoMaybe, but only if there's a big leap in propulsion technology, and as far as I know there's not been anything big in that regard in the past 50-odd years. Closest thing is probably reusable rockets to reduce cost.
- skykooler 4y agoThere's a few things that could be used to complete the mission significantly faster with basically-current tech (e.g. NERVA, or Project Orion), but even for deep-space missions they are unlikely to see use any time soon.
- abecedarius 4y agoOn that timescale my bet would be on very large telescopes built in space nearer us (supplanting the ones built on Earth and launched then unfolded). This wouldn't perfectly substitute for a solar gravitational lens scope, but it could do a hell of a lot.