I need help understanding this techno babble

Post » Mon Sep 14, 2015 9:39 am

http://nextbigfuture.com/2015/09/steps-to-interstellar-laser-pushed.html

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Conor Byrne
 
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Post » Sun Sep 13, 2015 9:36 pm

Looks like using laser on solar sails

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Scott Clemmons
 
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Post » Mon Sep 14, 2015 12:26 am

the space my brain should occupy hurts.

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Post » Mon Sep 14, 2015 12:53 am

Here's a summary: http://cdn.meme.li/instances/500x/52982953.jpg

I kind of wish we still had a cold war. Advancements in space tech would be a lot more than what we have now. Maybe even a moon base on Mars.

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Post » Mon Sep 14, 2015 11:43 am

The article talks about using Solar Sails and a LASER instead of Sunlight as a viable Interstellar Drive.

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Post » Mon Sep 14, 2015 1:32 pm

Basically shine lasers at a solar sail and gain speed up to 1/4th of light speed.

And blow up when you collide with a rogue hydrogen atom at that speed, according to the comments :lmao:
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Post » Mon Sep 14, 2015 12:24 am

http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/enginelist.php

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