Comment by TimTheTinker
Comment by TimTheTinker 4 days ago
> Of course building and fueling such a rocket is what's totally out of reach.
We'd need a device that could efficiently transform several kg of matter to photons.
Comment by TimTheTinker 4 days ago
> Of course building and fueling such a rocket is what's totally out of reach.
We'd need a device that could efficiently transform several kg of matter to photons.
No, it would direct the photons out the back of the space craft, producing a beam intense enough to vaporize any solids or liquids close by. This beam would ideally be able to provide perhaps 1G or so of continuous acceleration.
Also some kind of a energy shield. Space is pretty empty, but if you go fast enough, you will still hit lots of non empty space.