RE: Reaching for the stars, finally - will the young ones among us get pics of Alpha C.?
April 15, 2016 at 7:38 pm
A 2 minute acceleration phase is not going to subtend an appreciable arc as seen from proxima, and as noted, the beam is only collimated out to 600,000km.
Also, at .2C within 600,000km of earth, the probe is going to traverse something extremely close to a straight line all the way there, regardless of the suns gravity well and proxima's.
It would be a helluva ride . . .
Also, at .2C within 600,000km of earth, the probe is going to traverse something extremely close to a straight line all the way there, regardless of the suns gravity well and proxima's.
It would be a helluva ride . . .
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