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Re:Longevity and anti-aging research: ‘Prime time for an imp... by buboard on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @06:25AM (#19429542)
It takes the same amount of energy to accelerate at any speed in space. The limit is our determination really, it is possible to visit our nearby star with ~200 hydrogen bombs
Re:Longevity and anti-aging research: ‘Prime time for an imp... by majewsky on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @08:48AM (#19430224)
No it doesn't. Your mass increases the faster you go, so that more and more energy needs to be expended to accelerate more. At 50% light speed, you're 15% heavier. At 90% light speed, you're 129% heavier. At 99% light speed, you're 608% heavier. Your mass goes to infinity as you approach the speed of light, which is why the speed of light is unattainable for objects that have mass.
Re:Longevity and anti-aging research: ‘Prime time for an imp... by buboard on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @09:27AM (#19430557)
right i assumed low-relativistic speeds. also i got the number of bombs wrong, it's 300.000 not 200. Here's the relevant pbs video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzZGPCyrpSU

Re:Longevity and anti-aging research: ‘Prime time for an imp... by adrianN on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @09:26AM (#19430548)
And objects that have to carry their own fuel have problems even at much lower speeds.
Re:Longevity and anti-aging research: ‘Prime time for an imp... by adrianN on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @06:30AM (#19429561)
It doesn't take the same amount of energy to accelerate (and later brake) to 0.5c as it does to accelerate to 0.1c.
Re:Longevity and anti-aging research: ‘Prime time for an imp... by garmaine on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @06:40AM (#19429597)
0.1c would be sufficient for a single generation ship.
Re:Longevity and anti-aging research: ‘Prime time for an imp... by adrianN on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @06:53AM (#19429669)
Depends on where you want to go. The universe is a pretty big place.