titanofmeme t1_jdy3aba wrote on March 28, 2023 at 1:00 AM

Probably been said, but the significant delta-v required to take an object from low earth orbit and place it on a trajectory to intercept venus makes this impractical. It would require an ungodly amount of energy.

Postnificent OP t1_jdy3drf wrote on March 28, 2023 at 1:01 AM

I know we can’t use chemical rockets.

titanofmeme t1_jdy4dbf wrote on March 28, 2023 at 1:08 AM

So what's your alternative?

Postnificent OP t1_jdy4jam wrote on March 28, 2023 at 1:09 AM

We are supposedly developing nuclear fission propulsion engines to power our ships.

titanofmeme t1_jdy4nfe wrote on March 28, 2023 at 1:10 AM

And how do we get those into space?

Postnificent OP t1_jdy53c6 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 1:13 AM

I am not privy to all the cutting edge classified technologies, sorry

titanofmeme t1_jdy5cwt wrote on March 28, 2023 at 1:15 AM

Don't need to be, just physics. We need to be able to get the nuke engines into space. The only launch vehicles available are chemical rockets.

wicklowdave t1_jdy84bc wrote on March 28, 2023 at 1:36 AM

that tech isn't classified, is it?

titanofmeme t1_jdyqbj4 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 4:00 AM

Idk what tech we're talking about.