How do Epstein drives work?
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How do Epstein drives work?
The drive utilizes magnetic coil exhaust acceleration to increase drive efficiency, which enables spaceships to sustain thrust throughout the entire voyage.
How efficient is the Epstein drive?
The Epstein drive technology allows for >250 ton spacecraft to accelerate for several hours at 5g with bursts of up to 12g, achieving a deltaV of 4000km/s, while not having any radiators and a tiny propellant fraction.
How fast are spaceships in the expanse?
The spaceship starts with a speed of 5,500 m/s (yes, I’m assuming the mps means meters per second). There is a constant acceleration of 10 g’s (98 m/s2).
What is Epstein drive based on?
The basic idea is that nuclear fusion fuel is compressed and heated by some method so that it fuses, and then the resulting ultrahot plasma is allowed to expand outward through a rocket-nozzle-shaped magnetic field. This turns heat and pressure into motion, just like in a chemical rocket.
What happened to the creator of the Epstein drive?
For the books incarnation, see Solomon Epstein (Books). Solomon Epstein developed the Epstein Drive. During the maiden test flight, a malfunction occurred, the highly efficient Fusion Reaction Engine accelerated his yacht past the point of survivability. Solomon died with his ship while still accelerating into space.
What happened to the inventor of the Epstein drive?
Solomon Epstein developed the Epstein Drive. During the maiden test flight, a malfunction occurred, the highly efficient Fusion Reaction Engine accelerated his yacht past the point of survivability. Solomon died with his ship while still accelerating into space.
How do reactors work in the expanse?
They are most likely made out of isotopes of hydrogen and helium, and shot at by an array of high-energy lasers within the reactor chamber. The lasers heat up the pellet to enormous temperatures, ultimately causing it to trigger a nuclear fusion reaction in the pellet.
How fast is one g in space?
9.80665 m/s2
The expression “1 g = 9.80665 m/s2” means that for every second that elapses, velocity changes 9.80665 metres per second (≡35.30394 km/h).
What happened to Ganymede The Expanse?
Wreckage from the mirrors and ships would be pulled down to Ganymede’s surface by the Moon’s gravity, crushing large parts of the station and port there, killing civilians and soldiers alike.