Re:Project Hyperion: Interstellar ship design competition
by jvanderbot on Thursday August 07, 2025 @08:43AM
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Is this the right time to mention the Atomic Rockets website?
https://projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/
It's _full_ of good stuff.
Shame we don't have a way to efficiently convert fuel energy directly into a ship's kinetic energy, and have to go via conservation of momentum… though I suppose magnetic launch of interstellar vehicles would be a neat use for a Dyson shell or Niven ring?: https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=0.5+*+1+gee+*+%280.01c%...