How long would it take to get to Jupiter 1g?

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How long would it take to get to Jupiter 1g?

about 16 days
Don’t have an account? I just came across this stack exchange post (http://space.stackexchange.com/questions/840/how-fast-will-1g-get-you-there) discussing travel times between planets at 1 g. According to the post, travel to Jupiter would take about 16 days.

What is 1g in space?

Gravity is a force that governs motion throughout the universe. The acceleration of an object toward the ground caused by gravity alone, near the surface of Earth, is called “normal gravity,” or 1g. This acceleration is equal to 32.2 ft/sec2 (9.8 m/sec2). If you drop an apple on Earth, it falls at 1g.

What does 1g acceleration mean?

force of gravity
G-force and acceleration A g-force is a measure of acceleration. 1G is the acceleration we feel due to the force of gravity. Gravity is measured in metres per second squared, or m/s2. On Earth, the acceleration of gravity generally has a value of 9.806 m/s2 or 32.1740 f/s2.

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Why is NNSA building a nuclear reactor in Nevada?

According to David Poston, the chief reactor designer at NNSA’s Los Alamos National Laboratory, the purpose of the recent experiment in Nevada was two-fold: to demonstrate that the system can create electricity with fission power, and to show the system is stable and safe no matter what environment it encounters.

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How does a nuclear power plant work?

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