• Bimfred@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    I’d imagine having the propellant tanks, plumbing, valves and engines survive 10,000Gs without crumpling or deforming to the point of failure is going to be a bit of an issue. Any thin and lightweight structures like foldable solar panels (and their deployment mechanisms) are also going to be tricky.

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      5 hours ago

      Hmm, but if the acceleration is gradual, shouldn’t it be fine?

      Or are you referring to the constant centripetal acceleration felt by the object as it’s spinning?

      Man is physics class far away