Re:Voyager 1 hears the hush of interstellar plasma
by mjgs on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @10:02AM
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It doesn’t sound that hard, it’s just laser kites. I bet Elon could do it.
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Re:Voyager 1 hears the hush of interstellar plasma
by Denvercoder9 on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @10:28AM
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Apart from the insane amount of power required to use lasers as propulsion in this way, they also require a camera, computer, interstellar communications system and nuclear power source within a mass budget of a few grams. It's complete science fiction.
Re:Voyager 1 hears the hush of interstellar plasma
by mjgs on Tuesday May 11, 2021 @06:18PM
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Literally everything in this area starts out as science fiction. I think the general idea of sending lots of small craft is a good idea. It would be great to hear from the people building these things which parts are not possible currently.