Engineering Interstellar Travel: The Architectural and Technological Innovations of Starshot
Introduction Traditional propulsion technologies, such as chemical rockets, lack the capability to achieve interstellar travel within reasonable human timescales due to constraints in fuel capacity, thrust efficiency, and propulsion speed. To overcome these limitations, the Starshot concept proposes an ultra-light, photon-driven spacecraft propelled by ground-based laser arrays, potentially enabling travel at approximately 20% of the…
