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ignoring minor problems like the enviroment, could you use nukes to propel a city sized spaceship into the solarsystem?
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Look at the Orion project thread in SLAM.
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Re: propulsion
Move into the solar system from where ?Enforcer Talen wrote:ignoring minor problems like the enviroment, could you use nukes to propel a city sized spaceship into the solarsystem?
From another solar system ? Yes of course, you could even use handgrenades for this... it would just take a lot of times...
From Earth into orbit ? I don't think so, not without destroying your ship by atmospheric shockwaves AND depopulating Earth while starting.
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from earth to orbit, and a little further. to mars or the gas giants. what would be needed for a somewhat safe launch? ignore enviromental effects - what is needed for the ship to survive?
and, would a gigaton blast be seen from mars?
and, would a gigaton blast be seen from mars?
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where?Knife wrote:Look at the Orion project thread in SLAM.
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