<darsie>
"Model, 196 m2 1.12 mN 400 m/s delta-v demonstrated in interplanetary space[92]" rly?
<darsie>
solar sail
<darsie>
I considered we'd cross the Milky Way with solar sails instead of spreading via different galactic orbital periods.
<darsie>
umm, additionally
<darsie>
I guess lightsails would degrade during interstellar trips and might have to be recycled.
<Judge_Dedd>
Darsie, sails aren't going to be giving you any thrust in interstellar space, so all your acceleration will have to be close to a star. Doesn't sound like an ideal use case to me.
<darsie>
The idea is to accelerate at every star we pass.
<Judge_Dedd>
Oh, so you're starting off with a high velocity and you just need boosts and direction changes along the way?
<darsie>
yeah
<darsie>
Maybe depart with ion thrusters or space lasers.
<darsie>
kill our orbital velocity, fall straight throuh the galactic center, use the SMBH to aim at our target and decelerate on the way up.
<darsie>
Reel in the solar sail after passing stars and recreate and deploy it upon the next stellar encounter.
<Judge_Dedd>
Sounds feasible. Bring a good book though.
<darsie>
:)
<darsie>
No wet organisms would be on the trip. Just AI and/or uploaded human minds. They'd turn off in interstellar space when power is less than stellar.
<Judge_Dedd>
!mission add Your trip through the galactic centre will take a while. You should perhaps bring a good book and some tasty snacks.
<LunchBot>
Added mission: Your trip through the galactic centre will take a while. You should perhaps bring a good book and some tasty snacks.
<Judge_Dedd>
!outcome add Half the crew literally dies of boredom. The other half just can't be bothered to do so.
<LunchBot>
Added outcome: Half the crew literally dies of boredom. The other half just can't be bothered to do so.
<Judge_Dedd>
!mission
<LunchBot>
You kerraform Duna. Whoops! Here comes Mr. Jelly!
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<Mat2ch>
That's a good thing. As long as the jellyfish don't develop stinging cells
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