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minus-squarefahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·23 hours agoWhat about something like nuclear pulse propulsion, or some kind of massive spin launch?
minus-squareI Cast Fist@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·22 hours agoNuclear propulsion, like Project Orion, would probably make it more likely they’d manage to get out of orbit. No idea on the math here, tho https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_(nuclear_propulsion)
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·12 hours agoyeah there’s also antimatter drives which give an even greater effective exhaust velocity (which is the speed of light). the highest possible achievable. none have been built, so far
minus-squareORbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·22 hours agoIf it’s tidally locked, no spin assist.
minus-squaremnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·18 hours agoLikely tidally locked
minus-squarefahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·22 hours agoMissed that part but that doesn’t preclude what I was saying, just requires “more” of it
What about something like nuclear pulse propulsion, or some kind of massive spin launch?
Nuclear propulsion, like Project Orion, would probably make it more likely they’d manage to get out of orbit. No idea on the math here, tho
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_(nuclear_propulsion)
yeah there’s also antimatter drives which give an even greater effective exhaust velocity (which is the speed of light). the highest possible achievable.
none have been built, so far
If it’s tidally locked, no spin assist.
Likely tidally locked
Missed that part but that doesn’t preclude what I was saying, just requires “more” of it