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Achieving 10% the Speed of Light with Nuclear Propulsion
2:34:07 - 2:44:03 (09:56)
Nuclear fusion or detonating nuclear bombs behind a spacecraft could achieve speeds up to 10% of the speed of light, allowing the exploration of binary black hole systems and distant planets through telepresence technology.
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Nuclear fusion bombs or successful nuclear fusion reactions have the potential to achieve up to 10% the speed of light for spacecraft propulsion, whereas the use of a laser system could accelerate a spacecraft to up to 20% the speed of light to study binary black holes.
2:34:07 - 2:38:50 (04:43)
Summary
Nuclear fusion bombs or successful nuclear fusion reactions have the potential to achieve up to 10% the speed of light for spacecraft propulsion, whereas the use of a laser system could accelerate a spacecraft to up to 20% the speed of light to study binary black holes.
ChapterAchieving 10% the Speed of Light with Nuclear Propulsion
Episode#355 – David Kipping: Alien Civilizations and Habitable Worlds
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
This transcript explains how photons from a laser beam cannot speed up during a gravitational slingshot but can be bent by gravitational lensing of massive objects like black holes and neutron stars.
2:38:50 - 2:42:08 (03:17)
Summary
This transcript explains how photons from a laser beam cannot speed up during a gravitational slingshot but can be bent by gravitational lensing of massive objects like black holes and neutron stars.
ChapterAchieving 10% the Speed of Light with Nuclear Propulsion
Episode#355 – David Kipping: Alien Civilizations and Habitable Worlds
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Recent breakthroughs in the detection and exploration of black holes include work on photon rings and the holographic principle, as well as the discovery of potentially millions of black holes in the Milky Way galaxy.
2:42:08 - 2:44:03 (01:55)
Summary
Recent breakthroughs in the detection and exploration of black holes include work on photon rings and the holographic principle, as well as the discovery of potentially millions of black holes in the Milky Way galaxy.