With a bit of luck, and the proper equipment it would be possible to get there within 1000 years. The sail itself would allow us to break through our own solar system, and the ion would continue to accelerate (although at a steady rate) for the duration of the fuel on board to do so. Obviously this is using the best of current technology, and as far as I know, only 1 ion engine has ever been tested in space. Voyager has finally reached the out expanses of our solar system and had just crossed into "open space" using momentum and classic rockets. Ion technology would allow us to cover the same distance in a shorter period of time. Say 10 years, instead of 35. Because there is no "limit" (yes I am aware the closer things get to the speed of light the more energy they use) to the top speed of an ion, it would be a constant speed increase every second, of every year, for X amount of years.
Thats what I was basing my "within 800" years off of lol
I'm a nerd and not afraid to admit it. I'm just horribad at math. Hence why physics never interested me.
Of course, advances in technology would invariably make it easier to bend space, and take that 800 year journey, and smush down into a week or two. The only real downside of this bit, is having the replication technology, and gravity plating. Of course, replication technology would end all hunger, and poverty damn near overnight. Imagine a world without money /gasp. But obviously warp drives, replicators and gravity plating aren't within the realm of our current development.
Do you think aliens exist?
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it would take 50,000 years to travel 4 light years w/ our fastest efforts . a light year is an obscenely long distance.
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With a bit of luck, and the proper equipment it would be possible to get there within 1000 years. The sail itself would allow us to break through our own solar system, and the ion would continue to accelerate (although at a steady rate) for the duration of the fuel on board to do so. Obviously this is using the best of current technology, and as far as I know, only 1 ion engine has ever been tested in space. Voyager has finally reached the out expanses of our solar system and had just crossed into "open space" using momentum and classic rockets. Ion technology would allow us to cover the same distance in a shorter period of time. Say 10 years, instead of 35. Because there is no "limit" (yes I am aware the closer things get to the speed of light the more energy they use) to the top speed of an ion, it would be a constant speed increase every second, of every year, for X amount of years.
Thats what I was basing my "within 800" years off of lol
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hm. I appreciate your interest in technology and science. :)
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I'm a nerd and not afraid to admit it. I'm just horribad at math. Hence why physics never interested me.
Of course, advances in technology would invariably make it easier to bend space, and take that 800 year journey, and smush down into a week or two. The only real downside of this bit, is having the replication technology, and gravity plating. Of course, replication technology would end all hunger, and poverty damn near overnight. Imagine a world without money /gasp. But obviously warp drives, replicators and gravity plating aren't within the realm of our current development.
4 light years meaning 4 years at the speed of light. If im right light can travel 7.5 times around the earth in a second
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how did you get 7.5?
I got 6.65x around the earth.