tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post114033255535001150..comments2024-01-01T17:08:19.451-05:00Comments on Clark Street Blog: Space Travel at Near-Light Speed Possible?WestEnderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13170032373825704559noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-1140572499769440132006-02-21T20:41:00.000-05:002006-02-21T20:41:00.000-05:00Nivens wrote (and I think still writes) a lot with...Nivens wrote (and I think still writes) a lot with Jerry Pournelle who is right of Hitler. I like the science but some of their social theories make State of Fear seem realistic.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319989104044739755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-1140496763816180092006-02-20T23:39:00.000-05:002006-02-20T23:39:00.000-05:00I hadn't heard of the space ramjet, but that is an...I hadn't heard of the space ramjet, but that is an amazing concept, at least in theory. Niven has a lot of amazing concepts. His ideas show up in physics classes and textbooks a lot.<BR/><BR/>A ramjet wouldn't have to be used for space travel; it could be used for space colonization. A colony could provide its energy that way and just wander around the universe...WestEnderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13170032373825704559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15609916.post-1140486761356294922006-02-20T20:52:00.000-05:002006-02-20T20:52:00.000-05:00Have you heard of the ramjet model (big in Larry N...Have you heard of the ramjet model (big in Larry Niven's sf stories) where a ship would gather hydrogen atoms from deep space to use as fusion fuel so it could constantly accelerate without carrying fuel with it?<BR/><BR/>If we could build a ramjet, it could eventually get that fast but I have no idea how long it would take.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319989104044739755noreply@blogger.com