2026-05-04 18:29 UTC
@benroyce @ChuckMcManis
The computation for gravitational slingshots shouldn't be very extreme. It's straightforward, but would require a fair amount of data. Once out of a star's system, it should be easier to slingshot around stars than planets.
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@benroyce@mastodon.social 2026-05-04 18:31
@johnlogic @ChuckMcManis That would be pretty neat if we could ping pong our way somewhere else doing that. Assuming there were enough rogue planets sitting there in the dark. Below a certain density it doesn't offer much but above a certain density it would be a goldmine. I would assume we could gain speed with each slingshot