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To: Delta 21
But thats about as good as we can get.

I'd be really impressed if we actually made something go that fast. Look at the last 35 years of space travel advancement compared to computer tech. Space tech is at a stand still.

How fast can we make things go? and what if we run into a speck of dust at that speed.

A speck at that speed would be really noisy, in the vacuum of space that is.


34 posted on 04/12/2016 11:46:01 AM PDT by DungeonMaster (the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.)
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To: DungeonMaster

I was stationed at White Sands for a while 30 odd years ago. They were doing laser acceleration/launching of frisbee sized ‘flying saucers’ that had very little mass.

No less than 4 huge and serius diesel generators producing power just for the laser and they could only fire it for a few seconds. If you thought the generators were loud it was insane when the laser fired. Very primitive in the tech but amazing.


37 posted on 04/12/2016 11:52:46 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Patiently waiting for the jack booted kick at my door.)
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