2 pointsby megamike6 hours ago1 comment
  • cratermoon6 hours ago
    Spoiler: The shortcut requires roughly twice the current delta-v capabilities of the largest rockets.
    • jfengelan hour ago
      And since delta-v is exponential to fuel, that's going to be much more than twice as much rocket.

      Plus you arrive faster, meaning that your payload on the far end needs even more fuel to slow down.

      TFA says that the next generation of rockets might be able to do that, but that sounds unlikely.