Post by biske on Mar 18, 2012 23:20:40 GMT -9
tentatively the idea we are throwing around for steam punk space travel is this: we use essentially super solar panels to collect light and then concentrate it to a super dense state and push against it. this means that our steamboat is sailing on a river of light. this also works for planes or zeppelins that would concentrate the light where their props are to give "wind resistance". The science is obviously a little sloppy but as long as no one intentionally tries to pull back the curtain i think it will hold. also because of issues of reflection from riding a laser river when we go into atmosphere we will use conventional rockets.
