Every story and comment from the Hacker News API, in a layout borrowed from 2001.
A comment on Mission to reach and operate at the focal region of the solar gravitational lens. Parent comment
Which raises the other question: how would we slow this thing down so it just doesn't keep going past the 900AU mark?
Regardless, I guess we would be fine picking a slower speed that would get it there in a few years, which might be significantly easier to achieve.
It’s an ambitious project.
Which raises the other question: how would we slow this thing down so it just doesn't keep going past the 900AU mark?
Regardless, I guess we would be fine picking a slower speed that would get it there in a few years, which might be significantly easier to achieve.