I thought that there were mechanisms for using the same particle beam to decelerate as to accelerate?
Something like “You put a mirror that can be deployed at the front of your probe. When you want to start slowing down, you aim the beam at the mirror, and it bounces off and hits the probe, now adding thrust away from the direction of motion.”
I thought that there were mechanisms for using the same particle beam to decelerate as to accelerate?
Something like “You put a mirror that can be deployed at the front of your probe. When you want to start slowing down, you aim the beam at the mirror, and it bounces off and hits the probe, now adding thrust away from the direction of motion.”