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[–]Alienhunter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It makes perfect sense once you understand why relativity works. Naturally the first spec of space dust you hit has explosive consequences at relativistic speeds.

[–]jagworms 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's all pie in the sky based on technology that doesn't exist yet. The smallest problem would be fatal to the mission.