A trip to the Sun

[Eric Mc]

That has been done. Sometimes it's appropriate and sometimes it's not. It depends on all sorts of factors as to whether you want to do it that way.

The time that takes (which is usually a budget and resources consideration as much as anything else)
The availability of a handy planet (you really need a planet rather than an asteroid or comet to give you the necessary change in velocity)
The size and mass of the space probe
The size of the launcher rocket available (another budgetary consideration)

[XM5ER]

Cool

[p1stonhead]

For anyone who hasnt watched the film Sunshine, do it, its great (for most of it)

[V8LM]

I know what they mean, but "... seven times closer ..."

[XM5ER]

V8LM said:

I know what they mean, but "... seven times closer ..."

Actually, I don't. WTF does that mean.