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Your maths is correct. Shame we don't have a way to efficiently convert fuel energy directly into a ship's kinetic energy, and have to go via conservation of m
by ben_w 1y ago
Your maths is correct.
Shame we don't have a way to efficiently convert fuel energy directly into a ship's kinetic energy, and have to go via conservation of momentum… though I suppose magnetic launch of interstellar vehicles would be a neat use for a Dyson shell or Niven ring?: https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=0.5+*+1+gee+*+%280.01c%2F1+gee%29%5E2 https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=0.5+*+1+gee+*+%280.01c%...
- jvanderbot 1y agoIs this the right time to mention the Atomic Rockets website? https://projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/ https://projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/ It's _full_ of good stuff.
- ben_w 1y agoProject Rho is one of my references for the novel I'm trapped in an endless cycle of re-writing :)