Quote:(our first truly interstellar vehicle is likely going to be a hybrid craft with high dv low impulse "x" to bridge the distance between stars, high impulse low dv chemical for manouvering in the well and when it matters, and clever use of the wells of all involved bodies in addition to onboard ai/computing for the course corrections... no one system or strategy without the others is going to be capable of solving the different navigational problems presented by long distance space travel.)
Not to mention what a colossal downer it's going to be when that mile-wide comet that's been out there lurking in the Oort Cloud for aeons - just WAITING for a chance like this (naturally, I assume sentient, malevolent comets) - bangs into your trillion dollar space vehicle and turns it into something resembling what Gotham would look like if the Joker won.
Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
