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Lothlorien
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Hi all.
I'm new here and I appreciate any help on this question:
Under the premise of E=mc^2, m=E/c^2 and the more energy you gift your propulsion device and the faster the exit speed I'm trying to figure out exactly why making some sort of high speed mass driver system as a propulsion drive is not feasible.
Granted, this question is for making a few decisions on a SCI fi script and I'm just trying to work out how far to stretch the windows of possibility, say, in 50 years, could we have drives that still eject mass but with sufficient efficiency and impulse (with whatever methods) so as to allow adequate interplanetary travel, at least for the inner solar system.
Cheers.
I'm new here and I appreciate any help on this question:
Under the premise of E=mc^2, m=E/c^2 and the more energy you gift your propulsion device and the faster the exit speed I'm trying to figure out exactly why making some sort of high speed mass driver system as a propulsion drive is not feasible.
Granted, this question is for making a few decisions on a SCI fi script and I'm just trying to work out how far to stretch the windows of possibility, say, in 50 years, could we have drives that still eject mass but with sufficient efficiency and impulse (with whatever methods) so as to allow adequate interplanetary travel, at least for the inner solar system.
Cheers.