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> we know think it is possible to slow down using the interstellar medium which greatly conserves fuel. Where can I learn more about this?
by Teever 4y ago
> we know think it is possible to slow down using the interstellar medium which greatly conserves fuel.
Where can I learn more about this?
- PaulHoule 4y agoSee https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_sail https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_sail and https://www.centauri-dreams.org/2017/12/29/the-plasma-magnet-drive-a-simple-cheap-drive-for-the-solar-system-and-beyond/ https://www.centauri-dreams.org/2017/12/29/the-plasma-magnet... The solar sail lobby thinks that magsailers overstate the potential of mag sails in the solar system (the very high solar wind velocities they quote happen only rarely) but the "interstellar brake" is model-changing. In some ways they are like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bussard_ramjet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bussard_ramjet but only for stopping and not requiring impossible H-H fusion.