Will any human-created object reach 1% of light speed before 2033?
Will any human-created object reach 1% of light speed before 2033?
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The object in question must have meaningful complexity, it can't be a few atoms bonded together by a human and stuck in a particle accelerator. Speed calculated relative to Earth, and must be maintained for at least 5 seconds.

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5 seconds in its reference frame or in Earth's reference frame?

2y

@Yev Earth's. (Assuming the Earth is in an inertial reference frame at the time. If it's not, I think we'll all have bigger problems.)

2y

@IsaacKing I'm assuming the reference frame is not rotating with the earth?

2y

(for the purposes of speed calculation)

2y

@Yev Correct. The reference point is the center of mass of the Earth.

2y

Fastest so far is the Parker Solar Probe at 0.064% of light speed. (That's relative to the Sun, not the Earth, but the Earth's orbital speed is only about 0.01% of light speed, so adding it on doesn't help much.)

2y

~7 million miles per hour.

2y

~18,026,000,000 furlongs per fortnight.

2y

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