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#1 2025-09-02 16:49:42
- Void
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TFINER: Radioactive Decay Sail.
If there already is a topic for this then please move this post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGRImal … tartupNews Quote:
TFINER: Radioactive Decay Sail. New propulsion system for very high delta-v missions.
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The claim is it could be good for sending probes to the outer solar system, or to chase down a comet, even an interstellar comet.
Might make it possible to set up a gravitational telescope using the sun's mass. (Solar Gravitational Lense).
Interesting to me at least.
I feel like NASA has earned its money on this: https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/stmd/ … ne-rocket/ Quote:
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TFINER – Thin Film Isotope Nuclear Engine Rocket
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Is it possible that the root of political science claims is to produce white collar jobs for people who paid for an education and do not want a real job?
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#2 2025-09-02 17:44:01
- tahanson43206
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Re: TFINER: Radioactive Decay Sail.
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I would like to see at least one post that that deals effectively with the question posted in the comments to the video, about Newton's laws applied to the particles emitted by this system.
Animation showing the forces generated as particles emit in various directions would be helpful.
The claim of particles emitted at 5% of the speed of light deserves at least one post and perhaps more.
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