Time Dilation: How Much Fuel for 99.999999% of Speed of Light?

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The discussion centers on the fuel requirements for a spacecraft traveling at 99.999999% of the speed of light for one hour of non-dilated time. It clarifies that the energy needed to accelerate the ship to this speed is contingent upon the ship's mass. Additionally, it emphasizes that maintaining a constant speed in a frictionless environment requires no energy input, which is a crucial factor in calculating fuel needs for such high-speed travel.

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If you where going to use a ship to go 99.999999% of the speed of light, for one hour of non dilated time, how much fuel would you carry? enough to keep your ship going for the amount of dilated time or non dilated time.
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Do you mean the energy necessary to accelerate a ship from 0 to 99.999999% the speed of light relative to its starting frame? That will, of course, depend upon the mass of the ship. But you also talk about "keep the ship going". It requires NO energy to keep something moving, without friction, at a constant speed no matter what that speed is.
 

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