Microwave-only thrusters work, apparently. Theyre unclear on the physics of why, but multiple independently-corroborated tests (one set at least by NASA) indicate its a goer. This means you could get a constant thrust as long as your power holds out (with a SNAP generator, that could be years). A years thrust against pretty much anything, even at 50 grams, could get you to an appreciable fraction of c. Are you tracking this one for Augusta Ada, Heather Stern? arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2014-3853 (no profile pic)
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 21:00:41 +0000
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