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Re: Hypothetical design question
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lugnet.space
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Tue, 24 Jun 2003 23:24:14 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Sylvia Tresto wrote:
> Okay, just something I thought of while fiddling with my LEGO: An aerodynamic
> desigh is only handy in atmosphere and not necessary in space, right? I remember
> it from physics lessons and some posts in this newsgroup. But space is not a
> true vaccuum, is it? There is all sorts of stuff out there, even if it is only
> on a molecular or atomic level. So if a spaceship had a revolutionary drive
> which would allow it to travel close to lightspeed (let's stay true to Einstein
> and assume faster is no option) it should be very aerodynamic or its would
> sustain heavy damage from even the smallest of particles out there. Am I right
> or have I completely overlooked something?
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> Love, Sylvi
I have a way you could avoid the whole problem all together using real physics.
I think I read this somewhere before in doing my own research on space travel.
It involved firing an ionizing beam like microwaves or something in front of the
ship. This would heat up and ionize any particles(mostly hydrogen) in the ships
path. Once the particles were ionized a magnetic field can be used used to push
them out of the way. With this you don't have to worry about particles hitting
your ship at all. I believe it also mentioned that a more intense beam could
vaporize larger particles for ionization. Just equip your ship with one of
these and it won't matter what shape your ship is.
"I have never encountered anything that couldn't be modeled out of Lego"
-Stephen Pakbaz
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