Wow, seriously? I'm a huge SpaceX fanboy, but I hadn't even considered the BFR as a probe launcher.
But then, that does sort of align with my statement: it's gonna need a loooot of energy to catch up.
But wouldn't that be neat? BFR is going to be relatively cheap to launch so we could do a lot with it. Imagine if it launched a probe similar to Voyager, but built to go faster, farther out, even more resilient, even more power and instruments. Throw in a solar sail to gain even further speed on its way out.
The future keeps looking cooler and cooler, if we can just not kill each other.
But then, that does sort of align with my statement: it's gonna need a loooot of energy to catch up.
But wouldn't that be neat? BFR is going to be relatively cheap to launch so we could do a lot with it. Imagine if it launched a probe similar to Voyager, but built to go faster, farther out, even more resilient, even more power and instruments. Throw in a solar sail to gain even further speed on its way out.
The future keeps looking cooler and cooler, if we can just not kill each other.