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Re:Starship Update by sidcool on Sunday September 29, 2019 @01:40AM (#21105320)
Gravity is taxing. It's possible that our galactic neighbors live on a larger planet with greater gravity which makes their escape from the planet next to impossible.
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Re:Starship Update by silasdavis on Sunday September 29, 2019 @06:32AM (#21106256)
Can we swing by and drop them a ladder?
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Re:Starship Update by sidcool on Sunday September 29, 2019 @08:45AM (#21106708)
If we get sucked by the gravity, we are stuck as well.
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Re:Starship Update by silasdavis on Sunday September 29, 2019 @09:16AM (#21106859)
Presumably we'd need to lower it from geostationary orbit. This is a unique solution though I suppose there is some dependency on the mass of the planet where you might be too deep in the well. But you'd be in orbit so presumably some low thrust low propellant engine powered by sunlight ought to be an option?
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