Re:Relativistic Spaceship
by senectus1 on Monday February 05, 2024 @07:43PM
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what about for the period of time that you're travelling sideways with a largely unshielded broadside facing not exactly empty space?
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You wouldn't literally turn around.
You'd probably move your rocket engine over to the other side (or have both a front and back engine in the first place).
Most of the mass of your spaceship will be fuel (like 90%+). You can use that as shielding.