#lightpropulsion — Public Fediverse posts

"While that initiative ran into funding problems—despite an initial $100 million backing by Mark Zuckerberg and others—the idea of light propulsion isn’t going away."

Ahh, Tech Bros overpromising again and leading people up the garden path.

We will get to Alpha Centauri DESPITE these rich perverts, not because of.

https://interestingengineering.com/space/light-propulsion-metajets-alpha-centauri-travel

#Space #AlphaCentauri #Interstellar #BreakthroughStarshot #MarkZuckerberg #TechBros #LightPropulsion

Interesting idea by astronomer David Kipping on using a beam of light to extract energy from black holes and use it to provide propulsion. Article by Centauri Dreams.

#Space #Propulsion #BlackHoles #LightPropulsion

https://www.centauri-dreams.org/2019/03/05/investigating-the-halo-drive/