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There aren’t any resources in interstellar space. It’s a near-perfect vacuum and the temperature is a uniform 3 Kelvins.
by species9606 4y ago
There aren’t any resources in interstellar space. It’s a near-perfect vacuum and the temperature is a uniform 3 Kelvins.
- AlexanderTheGr8 4y agoThere are huge swaths of interstellar dust (mostly hydrogen) which can be used to slow the probe down. If not, then we can use a galaxy's resources to slow us down. Basically a complex version of planetary-slingshot. My argument is, given a century, we are likely to be able to find some way to decelerate. Consider our accomplishments in the last century (airflight, spaceflight, computers, nuclear, internet)