From: sungjunnoh0802@gmail.com   
      
   On Saturday, October 29, 2016 at 11:54:08 PM UTC-4, 0something0 wrote:   
   > When traveling at relativistic speeds, interstellar hydrogen becomes a   
   problem. It also becomes a significnat medium to go through. In fact, I was   
   thinking it would be an anology for air!   
   >   
   > Interstellar hydrogen: air   
   > Bussard ramscoops: Air intake   
   > Insterstellar hydrogen exploding in your face when you travel at   
   relativistic speeds: heat from air compression   
   >   
   > So, we could manipulate magnectic fields to create a "wing", allowing you to   
   change course mid-flight without spending a heck-ton of delta-v decelerating   
   and accelarating.   
   >   
   > When you just want to stop, you could use magnetic fields to create a large   
   shield to create interstellar drag(a problem in Bussard Ramscoops) to slow   
   yourself down without spending delta-v.   
   >   
   > the Tyranny of the Rocket Equation is a *****.   
      
   i should delete this. It's actually been a serious consideration in other   
   sci-fi works(from more digging around on Atomic Rockets and research in trying   
   to come up with my own realistic interstellar ship for a SF novel.   
      
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