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aspergers1044
8 years ago
Astronomers Have a Plan to Slow Down a Spacecraft When it Gets to Alpha Centauri
Astronomers Have a Plan to Slow Down a Spacecraft When it Gets to Alpha Centauri
How do you stop a probe traveling at relativistic speeds? The Max Planck Society is on the case.

Could it be that the way to slow down before arriving at a destination Solar_System is to use Solar_Sails to Reflect Light coming from The Destination Solar_System for a Longtime before entering into The Destination Solar_System? 

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starflight space exploration space travel alpha centauri solar system spaceflight proxima-b interstellar travel Proxima Centauri solar sails solar sailing interstellar flight laser propulsion Project Starshot
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knowledgeiskeyuk
7 years ago
Future Space Travel Engines | Knowledge is key
To take space travel seriously we need to up our game... Future space travel engines need to be more efficient... good news for space enthusiasts though...

Travelling to other solar systems is not as far away as you might think...

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space future space travel rockets sep solar sails rocket engines future rocket engines future space travel future space travel engines plasma engines solar electric propulsion engines plasma propulsion engines
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