Could we build a starship using current technology?

Dustin · 04-06-2014, 11:36 PM

For comparison, a proposed unmanned interstellar probe design (Project Longshot) using nuclear pulse propulsion and relatively few advances on current technology compared to other designs achieves an acceleration of .001g (.01 m/s2) after 70 years of flight, and twice that after 100 years of flight (when it reaches Alpha Centauri B).

04-06-2014, 11:36 PM	#4
Dustin Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The former Chochenyo territory	Re: Could we build a starship using current technology? For comparison, a proposed unmanned interstellar probe design (Project Longshot) using nuclear pulse propulsion and relatively few advances on current technology compared to other designs achieves an acceleration of .001g (.01 m/s2) after 70 years of flight, and twice that after 100 years of flight (when it reaches Alpha Centauri B). __________________ My gaming blog: Thor's Grumblings Keep your friends close, and your enemies in Close Combat.