Perhaps so. I am more concerned that he will run out of fuel since he needs to maintain the acceleration for such a long time. Normal rockets can reach velocities greater than their exhaust provided the mass ratios are adequate. With c as the exhaust velocity, they have a good chance.
We need to realize that our velocity is relative to each and every observer. There may well be some out there that are already moving nearly c in parallel to our ship. They would see us slowly reach parity with them and smoothly proceed to pass their velocity. I do not expect to see any problem exceeding c according to our internal calculations provided fuel holds out. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Eric Walker <[email protected]> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, Nov 17, 2013 3:08 am Subject: Re: [Vo]:Local Calculated Velocity of Space Ship On Sun, Nov 17, 2013 at 12:01 AM, David Roberson <[email protected]> wrote: It seems real to each one of these guys, but not overly important to the spaceman. He sees no time dilation within his ship. I think we're in agreement about the mind-bending lack of a fixed point by which to assess the rocketship pilot's progress. But I suspect there is one hard limit -- perhaps our pilot will see the universe begin to flicker and die, reaching the end of its lifetime as he contentedly inches closer to the c threshold he's trying to cross. Eric
