Re: Could we build a starship using current technology?
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Originally Posted by Anthony
There are ways to make the WMD-ness of a laser lightsail or particle beam sail not too critical -- you just have to put the laser array somewhere where it can't actually hit anything important. I suggest the far side of the moon. It's really the only option that can give you more than 1-2% of c at a faintly modest tech level.
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Can that be done at TL9?
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04-07-2014, 05:33 PM
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