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Post by caiaphas on Jan 9, 2017 15:30:16 GMT
I thought I've already mentioned the magnetic sail... True, a magnetic sail is much more potent, but you're already carrying a photon sail for your acceleration 'burn', an additional sail would increase the weight and cost of your craft. Is the magsail powerful enough? How does it compare to a MPD drive? It might be a better pick than an MPD drive, if it is sufficiently powerful. Frankly, if we're comparing magsail to MPD, magsail already has one bonus a priori: you need to lug around that much less propellant for the MPD.
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Post by The Astronomer on Jan 9, 2017 15:31:22 GMT
I thought I've already mentioned the magnetic sail... True, a magnetic sail is much more potent, but you're already carrying a photon sail for your acceleration 'burn', an additional sail would increase the weight and cost of your craft. Is the magsail powerful enough? How does it compare to a MPD drive? It might be a better pick than an MPD drive, if it is sufficiently powerful. At least, they require no propellant.
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