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To: marron; blueplum

If there had been enough lead time, possibly, but it would take some serious foolin’ around, because (sez here) it was moving at 87.3 kilometers per second.

The Voyager I (sez here) is traveling faster than Voyager II, but at a speed of about 17 kilometers per second

The current record for fastest (Earth-built) spacecraft (sez here) is the Parker Solar Probe, 532,000 km/HR (147.77 km per sec) at perihelion, which is far in excess of its average velocity, and accomplished via gravity assists and trajectory alterations.

In short, if we could use a rocket to catch Oumuamua to plant a probe on it, we could just launch probes in all directions at any old time, and skip trying to hitch a ride.


47 posted on 11/08/2021 1:56:57 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

87.3 kilometers per second (sez here) is 196,000 miles per hour.

Light runs about 186,282 miles per SECOND.

The ‘roid is moving about .029120145 percent the speed of light, btw.


48 posted on 11/08/2021 2:00:56 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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