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Challenges of Building a Starship in the 21st century Part 4 Finalizing the Starship

Challenges of Building a Starship in the 21st century Part 4 Finalizing the Starship

Apr 20, 2023 | Space Transportation

Introduction My goal was to see what a starship would look like if designed and built this century. In prior articles we developed broad outlines of what this ship will look like. Because of the 4000+ year voyage time a relatively large a crewed vessel would be put on...
Challenges of Building a Starship in the 21st century Part 3 Packet Resupply

Challenges of Building a Starship in the 21st century Part 3 Packet Resupply

Apr 20, 2023 | Space Transportation

Introduction My goal in my online book at https://www.allthingsspace.info and this series of articles was to see what a starship would look like if designed and built this century. This meant I would only use current or those technologies that with a decade or two of...
Challenges of Building a Starship in the 21st century Part 2 Two Stage and the Powered Maneuver

Challenges of Building a Starship in the 21st century Part 2 Two Stage and the Powered Maneuver

Apr 6, 2023 | Space Transportation

Introduction My goal was to see what a starship would look like if designed and built this century. This meant I would only use current or those technologies that with a decade or two of reasonable extrapolation, would be available. In the first article I laid out the...
Challenges of Building a Starship in the 21st Century Part 1 Scoping the Problem

Challenges of Building a Starship in the 21st Century Part 1 Scoping the Problem

Apr 3, 2023 | Space Transportation

Introduction There have been many excellent books and articles that address the difficulties of building a starship. Most approach it from a theoretical perspective and discuss the physics and technical challenges. Rarely do they approach it from a comprehensive...

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