This will be useful on interplanetary communications. It won’t address the latency without being able to go past the speed of light, but being able to send much bigger sections of data at one time will still be very, very helpful.
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Passant is a news reporter at Gizmodo, covering space, tech and all things in between.
Hopefully, number 2, with a more polished version of this propulsion system, is in the pipeline for launch?
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As long as the price is right, seems like it might be worthwhile just as a proof of concept. Can we do maintenance or repairs with either self guided or controlled devices on an object that far away. Seems a good skill to develop. Read more
I love the idea. But I suppose shortening the name of the mission might not work well.
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traveling hundreds of millions of miles only to land in New Jersey. Read more
Do slaves build their rockets too? Read more
Just wait for it to be a scarf wrapped around someone at some red carpet gathering.... Read more
I’m no engineer, but that looks like a lot of moving parts for a vehicle that needs to be extremely hardy. Read more
There’s just no way the aliens won’t think we’re attacking with these. Read more
Actually, all we need to do is get a rover near the vents. I’ll bet all sorts of interesting things come out with the water... Read more
Screw the Kuiper Belt, it is Oort Cloud or bust. Read more
“Football cornerback” Richard Sherman was literally on the same team and won the same championship game as “NFL Super Bowl champ” Marshawn Lynch. Read more
Fixed it for you. Read more
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