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Re:How far could a spaceship go if we never ran out of thrus... by ramraj07 on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @05:12AM (#28126652)
You need mass to accelerate. Not just electricity.
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Re:How far could a spaceship go if we never ran out of thrus... by a_t48 on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @05:15AM (#28126670)
Just turn the energy into mass, duh.
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Re:How far could a spaceship go if we never ran out of thrus... by cygx on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @06:28AM (#28127092)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photon_rocket
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Re:How far could a spaceship go if we never ran out of thrus... by netjiro on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @06:54AM (#28127232)
> You need mass to accelerate.

* momentum , impulse , force

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