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How long would it take to accelerate a spacecraft to 99 per cent light speed without major injury to astronauts within it? (continued)
Bryn Glover
Kirkby Malzeard, North Yorkshire, UK
Reading between the lines of the question about humans travelling at near-light speed, one might assume that the possibilities for human interstellar flight were on the questioner’s mind. As if the three published answers were not depressing enough for that ambition, may I point out that each of them omitted a vital component for star travel: presumably, once the 99-per-centers approached their destination, they would need to stop to land…
