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To: LibWhacker

You would need radar to avoid collisions with space objects and that would require inventing something tbat travels faster than you.

Not gonna happen...


6 posted on 05/10/2017 2:48:26 AM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: Vendome
require inventing something tbat travels faster than you

Like radar radiation itself? Avoiding space obstacles is definitely a problem, but radar will spot a lot of stuff that can then be avoided. A strong artificial magnetic field around the ship will deflect charged particles, just as Earth's magnetic field deflects the solar wind and cosmic rays.

15 posted on 05/10/2017 3:24:53 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: Vendome

Space is very, very empty even in the solar system. Interstellar space is far emptier. If I were inclined to go on such a trip I would be happy to launch tomorrow without a second thought. Average daily life on earth carries hugely bigger risks than the infinitesimal chance of a collision in deep space.


21 posted on 05/10/2017 3:45:49 AM PDT by hopespringseternal
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