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LY, light year: The distance traveled by light in one Earth year. Light travels at 300,000 km/sec, so a light year is [1 light year = 9.4605284 × 1015 meters]. One light second - 300,000 km or the distance light travels in one second | LY, light year: The distance traveled by light in one Earth year. Light travels at 300,000 km/sec, so a light year is [1 light year = 9.4605284 × 1015 meters]. One light second - 300,000 km or the distance light travels in one second | ||
− | FTL | + | FTL: faster than light. |
− | FTL drive | + | FTL drive: the drive that enables ships to cross interstellar distances fast than light would (so in a relatively short time) |
Revision as of 20:24, 12 January 2007
LY, light year: The distance traveled by light in one Earth year. Light travels at 300,000 km/sec, so a light year is [1 light year = 9.4605284 × 1015 meters]. One light second - 300,000 km or the distance light travels in one second
FTL: faster than light.
FTL drive: the drive that enables ships to cross interstellar distances fast than light would (so in a relatively short time)