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To: FreeperCell

“the spacecraft will be traveling at one-fifth the speed of light”.

Stopping may become an issue.
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I don’t think that “stopping” would be part of the mission. It would be, in large measure, a “flyby” mission...a very high speed fly-by. I guess it would be possible to partially decelerate by using the craft’s “light sail” as a parachute resisted by the star’s radiation & solar wind.


54 posted on 06/22/2018 2:14:06 AM PDT by House Atreides (BOYCOTT the NFL, its products and players 100% - PERMANENTLY)
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To: House Atreides

If you could find some means to turn it around. Hard to do with gram like objects.


90 posted on 06/22/2018 6:56:45 AM PDT by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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