Wilson Greatbatch - Rocket scientists agree that we have about reached the limit of our ability

Rocket scientists agree that we have about reached the limit of our ability to travel in space using chemical rockets. To achieve anything near the speed of light we will need a new energy source and a new propellant. Nuclear fission is not an option.

- Wilson Greatbatch

source: Wilson Greatbatch (2000). “The Making of the Pacemaker: Celebrating a Lifesaving Invention”

topic: Light, Space, Needs, Travel Light, New Energy, Fission, Nuclear Fission