Hm. Couldn't you have a mirror that's only reflective on one side? I suppose it would be heavier...
Question: is there *any* way to accelerate that's relatively stealthable? Low accelerations, down to ~0.5 cm/s^2, are fine. (1/200th of a gee doesn't sound like much, but it'll give you a km/s delta vee every two and a half days. Gets you around the inner solar system with trip times comparable to transoceanic travel a few hundred years ago... Earth to the inner asteroid belt in six months or so.)
Re: The (something) Enemy
Question: is there *any* way to accelerate that's relatively stealthable? Low accelerations, down to ~0.5 cm/s^2, are fine. (1/200th of a gee doesn't sound like much, but it'll give you a km/s delta vee every two and a half days. Gets you around the inner solar system with trip times comparable to transoceanic travel a few hundred years ago... Earth to the inner asteroid belt in six months or so.)
Possible?
Doug M.