• IndefiniteBen
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    1 year ago

    Sounds like it’s probably best to work out all these issues with small payloads before scaling up to human transport.

    • Fermion@feddit.nl
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      1 year ago

      It can’t really be scaled up to human carrying capacity. The density of solar wind is very sparce. Any sail large enough to accelerate a human habitat would itself become too heavy.

      • Dr. Bluefall@toast.ooo
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        1 year ago

        So I guess we’re back to the drawing board.

        Do we got those nuclear engines kicking around anywhere?