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RE: Journey through Space (Mars, Part 1)
I have no idea how spaceships work, I looked up an estimate on how long it would take and rolled with that :D
I have no idea how spaceships work, I looked up an estimate on how long it would take and rolled with that :D
Using the formulas I shown, if we accelerate constantly at 1G until half way, we will reach a speed of about 1-2 thousandth of the speed of light. Then we start accelerating towards Earth to slow down the spaceship and we arrive on Mars in roughly 42 hours.
To do that, we actually need O(10) tons of fuel. Not too unrealistic so far.