• Skua
    36 months ago
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    Depends on what you mean by the “come to a stop” bit. Stop relative to Earth? You’re still going Earth speeds relative to the sun, which is what you’re trying to hit. It’s like throwing a ball at something while driving past it. If you mean stop relative to the sun then sure, you don’t even need to shoot him towards the sun, he’ll fall right in. The trouble is that stopping relative to the sun is specifically the bit that takes a lot of energy.

    • Gamoc
      16 months ago
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      Cool, thanks for the info, it’s very interesting. I, for one, vote for trying it with Musk, even if it goes wrong he won’t be here anymore.

      • Skua
        16 months ago
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        Even if we fail, Elon Musk ends up further away than he currently is