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To: dayglored
Thanks for standing up for physics, but in space, in our solar system it is possible to use the energy of photons from the sun as the "pusher" and a solar sail to capture that energy on the "pushee."

Not much force, but enough to be useful for some purposes in long term space flight.

Obviously this technique is a result of physics, not some ridiculous "physics doesn't apply" scheme.

75 posted on 04/29/2024 12:17:39 PM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: freeandfreezing
> ...in our solar system it is possible to use the energy of photons from the sun as the "pusher"... Obviously this technique is a result of physics, not some ridiculous "physics doesn't apply" scheme...

Yep!

78 posted on 04/29/2024 2:21:58 PM PDT by dayglored (Strange Women Lying In Ponds Distributing Swords! Arthur Pendragon in 2024)
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