minus-squareJonC@programming.devtoTechnology@lemmy.world•A Stunning Fusion Rocket Could Cut Interplanetary Travel in Half—and We'll Try It in Just 2 YearslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-24 days agoShip gets lighter as more fuel is destroyed. Ship gets heavier as it gets closer to light speed. At 90% of light speed, the ship’s mass would be around 2.3x its rest mass. I haven’t looked at your calculations in detail, but you seem to be missing that important point! linkfedilink
Ship gets lighter as more fuel is destroyed. Ship gets heavier as it gets closer to light speed.
At 90% of light speed, the ship’s mass would be around 2.3x its rest mass.
I haven’t looked at your calculations in detail, but you seem to be missing that important point!