BW1789

Ok. So originally I thought was E=MC2 but that seems to be the method of direct mass to energy conversion. What I want to know is what the formula is for calculating the amount of energy it would take to move a object of X mass in space at X speed. Maybe it is E=MC2 but it seems otherwise.Why I want to know is that I want to find an equation for estimating how much energy it would take to move a space ship through space at various speeds depending on how large the ship is. I'm pretty sure it starts to become impractical the larger the ships gets but I want to be able to produce mathmatical proof for this theory. Help anyone?And just for the record... I'm not talking about traveling at light speed. I'm looking for a formula where I can plug in any speed and figure it out from there.

Workingwith32charactershere

Using mathematics.(The equation you are looking for is the one that relates kinetic energy to mass: E= 0.5*mass*velocity^2The amount of energy it takes to change the velocity (speed) of a spaceship is simply the difference in the kinetic energy at the starting and final velocities.)(I will count the next answer as a vote for my answer... imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!)

YourMother

Using mathematics.(The equation you are looking for is the one that relates kinetic energy to mass: E= 0.5*mass*velocity^2The amount of energy it takes to change the velocity (speed) of a spaceship is simply the difference in the kinetic energy at the starting and final velocities.)