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If we can precisely time the detonations
as the probe passes, and impart 30 kilonewtons
of force on the probe per explosion, the compounding rate of acceleration
will mean we can reach 1.12% light speed after 1,000 explosions
as the probe passes, and impart 30 kilonewtons
of force on the probe per explosion, the compounding rate of acceleration
will mean we can reach 1.12% light speed after 1,000 explosions
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If we can precisely time the detonations
as the probe passes,
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and impart 30 kilonewtons
of force on the probe per explosion,
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the compounding rate of acceleration
will mean we can reach
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1.12% light speed after 1,000 explosions.
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A fateful decision made in 1960s China reverberates in the present, where a group of scientists partner with a detective to confront an existential planetary threat.
