Reply to post: Re: Astrophysicists think

If fast radio bursts really are revving up interstellar sailcraft, here's the maths

Scunner

Re: Astrophysicists think

<snip>...about 0.7c ...To decelerate the ship is aimed directly at the star in the destination system...<snip>

So if your sail has a malfunction you're going to hit the star at 0.7c? Well, if you've gotta go, you might as well do it in style...

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