matterbeam

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   12,000kms/s+ Fusion Highways for cheap, simple interplanetary travel(toughsf.blogspot.com)

   2 points by matterbeam 6y ago|0 comments
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   Motorized Orion: Giant Nuclear Piston(toughsf.blogspot.com)

   1 points by matterbeam 6y ago|0 comments
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   by matterbeam 6y ago

   ToughSF has a look at starships propelled by photon drives, and why they have been relegated to a relic of the 1950s.
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   Nuclear Photon Starships(toughsf.blogspot.com)

   2 points by matterbeam 6y ago|1 comments
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   by matterbeam 6y ago

   It's modest when you compare it to the 36,000km+ geostationary tether or the 200,000km+ lunar elevators we see proposed!
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   by matterbeam 6y ago

   That is similar to the concept of the Aldrin Cycler.
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   by matterbeam 7y ago

   Tiny projectiles can be accelerated to speeds so high that fusion reactions are ignited upon impact. This means you can get more energy out than you put in... from a distance. Like most technologies in space, it can be a weapon and/or
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   Hypervelocity Macron Accelerators(toughsf.blogspot.com)

   3 points by matterbeam 7y ago|1 comments