[Professor Mega-Mind (OP)]

..............Basic Propulsion .
If we continuously eject 3/1000 of a pound of reaction mass per.sec.  at .95c , we can propel a 1Mlb. ship at .1g almost indefinitely .  This yields a velocity of 1M.mph in just 4.5 DAYS , with minimal fuel consumption to boot .  This BEGINNING level of performance gives us the entire solar system with ease .  A compact nuclear reactor could easily provide the necessary energy , a high-volume accelerator-ejector could produce the thrust . 
 The caveat here is that as your exhaust velocity approaches c. , it's  relativistic mass increases exponentially .  You get more and more thrust from ejecting the same amount of reaction mass !  You could actually reach .1c w/out having to carry too much reaction mass and tankage at all !
 The stellar neighborhood is most definitely within reach , Stro-nuts respond !
.....P.M.

[Kryptid]

There's no doubt that nuclear propulsion would greatly exceed chemical propulsion in performance. Russia is currently doing research in this area: http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Russia_tests_nuclear_propulsion_spacecrafts_key_element_999.html

[Professor Mega-Mind (OP)]

They have done some impressive Research & Development .  I just don't want to see any more levitating helicopters !
P.

[opportunity]

Its all about "why not".

If the science exists, so does the tech.

"one hell of a complicated scenario"

[opportunity]

An impulse engine can be made.

But, its not in contemporary science.

[Professor Mega-Mind (OP)]

What's an Impulse Engine ?  If it is a rocket with an ISP of a billion , I will call it that !
P.

[opportunity]

Its gold, its someone who has faced gold and its gold.

[opportunity]

The golden ratio of time.....I thought it would have this effect......

[opportunity]

Gold is good.

[opportunity]

(I was a preacher)

[opportunity]

What's an Impulse Engine ?  If it is a rocket with an ISP of a billion , I will call it that !
P.

[opportunity]

What's an Impulse Engine ?  If it is a rocket with an ISP of a billion , I will call it that !
P.

What are you investing in? Good or bad?

[opportunity]

Bad looks good, right?

[Professor Mega-Mind (OP)]

I'm with human , human is good !
P.

[opportunity]

All of what I have found with science wants a bang.

The opposite is quite silent.

And silent seems more disturbing than the bang.

Can you explain that?

[Professor Mega-Mind (OP)]

The ancient questions ; what of the beginning/end , and how ?
 I am no theologian , but I sense some form of eternity . 
Worlds without end , and no two the same .
 It is beyond this mortal instrument .
...P.M.

[Bored chemist]

What's an Impulse Engine ?  If it is a rocket with an ISP of a billion , I will call it that !

Everyone else is calling it BS.

[opportunity]

The toughest thing in the world will always be accepting the responsibility of what we deem the simplest and most natural of things. Why should science be any different?

[Professor Mega-Mind (OP)]

Potty-training for planet-hopping technologists ?
P.

[Colin2B]

(I was a preacher)

Please keep your posts relevant to the thread and don’t daisychain posts in other people’s topics - you have  posted a run of 7 posts in 15mins - edit your last post rather than create multiple posts.
Daisychain posts are often deleted, if you don’t want to lose them go back and put them all into one post. Posts which are not relevant to a thread are often deleted as trolling.