We don't go much above .3c... even with acceleration drive fwhackery...
According to that graph, at those speeds, relativistic effects are still pretty minor. Just enough that you'd have to account for them to get your position right when you're heading into orbit (GPS satellites need some correction due to the effects of Earth's gravity well). A good computer and a time-beacon system would take care of it.
Or you could just say that speed drives work the same way warp drives to in star trek, witht he drive field creating a bubble of normal space time around the ship... or something.
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According to that graph, at those speeds, relativistic effects are still pretty minor. Just enough that you'd have to account for them to get your position right when you're heading into orbit (GPS satellites need some correction due to the effects of Earth's gravity well). A good computer and a time-beacon system would take care of it.
Or you could just say that speed drives work the same way warp drives to in star trek, witht he drive field creating a bubble of normal space time around the ship... or something.
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--m(^0^)m-- Wot, no sig?