Re: Re: starship-design: Relativity

[Connor <chithree@boo.net>]

I'm gonna promote myself as semi-knowledgable. I've read a few books, and I haven't 
been corrupted by much science fiction foolishness.

As for FTL travel, it isn't a concept I've ever baught into, because a lot of things tell me it's 
impossible and very few tell me that it is. The closer you get to light speed the harder it 
becomes to accellerate (sp?), so it sets a practicle cieling on all the propulsion we have so 
far that's pretty far below light speed. The only thing I'm satisfied with right now is my 
ballon thing, and <i>maybe</i> ion drive.