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0 pointsdylan6045y ago0 comments

If your ship can only handle 1G of acceleration, would that not also mean that it could only handle 1G deceleration as well? That means starting to slow down halfway to your destination.

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jandrese5y ago

I think it would be more like you time your arrival with the conjunction of some gas giants in the destination solar system and aerobrake multiple times to get your speed low enough so you can aerobrake on your destination planet.

Bringing enough fuel to decelerate the same way you accelerated isn't usually practical, inflating your rocket by 15x its original size or more.

dylan604OP5y ago

One of my pet peeves about sci-fi is how ships jump out of FTL into a perfect orbit around a planet. The concept of temporal dampeners is laughable even after suspension of disbelief to allow for FTL.

rbanffy5y ago

Sci-fi-grade engines are always fun. If you want to jump straight into a stable orbit, just add the right velocity component to your exit point. Or select a synchronous orbit.

Any sci-fi-grade navigation computer can do that.

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