tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post7119778270192221921..comments2024-03-28T18:59:57.979+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: Traveling To VenusKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-7192104395404292582022-06-21T21:46:23.579+01:002022-06-21T21:46:23.579+01:00"reaching Venus in a hundred and twenty days ..."reaching Venus in a hundred and twenty days depending on orbits."<br /><br />Time for a Hohmann transfer is 145 days, so SM Stirling gives a modest advantage in time for using nuclear rockets, but they would give a substantial advantage in payload per amount of propellant over chemical rockets. If you wanted to give up payload for short transit time you could probably get a shorter trip than 120 days with nuclear rockets.Jim Baerghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182949391365921637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-88001247453933634442015-03-25T06:57:16.929+00:002015-03-25T06:57:16.929+00:00Hi, Paul!
Also, I think space ships propelled by ...Hi, Paul!<br /><br />Also, I think space ships propelled by solar wings were larger and could carry more bulk cargo than passenger ships.<br /><br />And the care S.M. Stirling took in being true to known science or at least being scientifically plausible is itself, IMO, a sign of Andersonian influence!<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com