Space propulsion technology

[Busa]

I am trying to develop a 'realistic' technology based that would enable a selfpowered ship to tavel for Pluto to Earth in 2 weeks. Any suggestion?

 

[AtramentousFlux]

Assuming an average Earth - Pluto distance of 6000 million km, a trip requiring a week of constant acceleration, flip over and another week of constant deceleration requires about 1.7g. That's realistically tolerable by humans and could be done with a large Project Orion style ship.

 

[Busa]

Assuming an average Earth - Pluto distance of 6000 million km, a trip requiring a week of constant acceleration, flip over and another week of constant deceleration requires about 1.7g. That's realistically tolerable by humans and could be done with a large Project Orion style ship.

Thanks, the people are humanoid not human. so what you are saying it that g force is the limiting factor.

 

[EricJ]

I mean 1.7g isn't a too much of a strain on the people, to just add my two cents. It's just over Earth gravity norm. Unless you want them to be inconvenienced dramatically by the g forces.

 

[AtramentousFlux]

g force is the limiting factor

It is, unless you want to introduce technology like inertial dampers / artificial gravity. That would probably not be compatible with your 'realistic' technology requirement though.

 

[EricJ]

It is, unless you want to introduce technology like inertial dampers / artificial gravity. That would probably not be compatible with your 'realistic' technology requirement though.

Maybe, but it's assumed that in the future artificial gravity of some sort will probably be introduced. So far The Expanse seemed to do it realistically (as real as it probably gets, somehow), but it's a thing to explore though for a two-week journey in the solar system.

 

[AtramentousFlux]

The Expanse seemed to do it realistically

In The Expanse, there is no artificial gravity, which is why it's reasonably realistic. When the ships are accelerating, the occupants feel the force due to acceleration (that's why they need 'the juice' to avoid stroking out under high g). When the ships are not accelerating, they are in free fall and need the magnetic boots to stick them to the floor.

 

[EricJ]

In The Expanse, there is no artificial gravity, which is why it's reasonably realistic. When the ships are accelerating, the occupants feel the force due to acceleration (that's why they need 'the juice' to avoid stroking out under high g). When the ships are not accelerating, they are in free fall and need the magnetic boots to stick them to the floor.

Yeah I remember that. Okay