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Re: Space SHIP Manoeuvrability

Post by Quantumsurfer » Sun Feb 24, 2013 7:43 pm

Whew, good thing I got over being dared to do something in the third grade. That, and being called chicken. I only respond to Triple Dog Dares now.

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Post by Silverdream » Sun Feb 24, 2013 7:52 pm

Whiteagle's doom notebook would probably get crushed by Warhead's Undead Boner Pirate Ship.
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Re: Space SHIP Manoeuvrability

Post by cleanupcrew » Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:33 pm

Whiteagle wrote:
Natalya wrote:Inertia would be a big problem. Also, the g-forces acting on the crew would be enormous. The amount of energy put into the inertial dampeners would also have to increase if the maneuvers were increasing. The power output of the SHIP would have to grow faster than the size of the SHIP.
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Re: Space SHIP Manoeuvrability

Post by Natalya » Mon Feb 25, 2013 2:27 am

pkbrennan wrote:Yes, there are a lot of factors we have to take into account, but that is half the fun - working out how to do something we just are not doing yet. I am looking forwards to the day when future generations will fly amongst the stars, even though I will never live to see it.
Everything I know about interstellar space travel tells me that it is nearly impossible. At least, not with our current conceptions of how it would work.
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Re: Space SHIP Manoeuvrability

Post by stubby » Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:33 am

Natalya wrote:Wtf is going on in this thread?

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Re: Space SHIP Manoeuvrability

Post by Apollyon » Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:32 pm

All you ever need to know about space combat:

http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/r ... rintro.php

...and there is more. Much moar.
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Post by Apollyon » Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:33 pm

Apollyon wrote:All you ever need to know about space combat:

http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/r ... rintro.php

...and there is more. Much moar.
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Re: Space SHIP Manoeuvrability

Post by Quantumsurfer » Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:04 pm

If ever the rule of fudge applied...

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Re: Space SHIP Manoeuvrability

Post by Gungnir » Wed Feb 27, 2013 5:14 pm

There's a lot of science going on up in hurr.
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Re: Space SHIP Manoeuvrability

Post by Natalya » Fri Mar 01, 2013 3:10 am

They still don't know how to create exotic matter with a negative mass or how the Casimir Effect produces negative pressure. Until they unlock the secrets of Space-Time we aren't going anywhere.
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Re: Space SHIP Manoeuvrability

Post by IVhorseman » Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:37 am

That's still far better news than "We figured out the secrets of space-time. We're not going anywhere. :silver: "

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Re: Space SHIP Manoeuvrability

Post by stubby » Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:20 am

Natalya wrote:Wtf is going on in this thread?

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