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[–] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 24 points 5 months ago (5 children)

What about something like nuclear pulse propulsion, or some kind of massive spin launch?

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[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 27 points 5 months ago (1 child)

Nuclear propulsion, like Project Orion, would probably make it more likely they'd manage to get out of orbit. No idea on the math here, tho

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_%28nuclear_propulsion%29

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[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 4 months ago

yeah there's also antimatter drives which give an even greater effective exhaust velocity (which is the speed of light). the highest possible achievable.

none have been built, so far

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[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 5 months ago (2 children)

If it's tidally locked, no spin assist.

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[–] fahfahfahfah@lemmy.billiam.net 4 points 5 months ago

Missed that part but that doesn't preclude what I was saying, just requires “more” of it

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[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

Likely tidally locked

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