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DaveC426913
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1] I am fairly certain a probe could be built to withstand much 10g's or more.Oberst Villa said:10g is muuuuuuuuch to high.
First thing, for the probe to tolerate such an acceleration without breaking apart, you would need a massive support structure, which would add a lot of mass to your probe => Kiss your 99,78% goodbye.
Second thing, there is no need for such a high acceleration. You need 40 years as a minimum, so would it hurt much to add e.g. 850 days for the acceleration phase ?
2] You don't need to add mass, you just need a good shock absorbing system.